He is still 20 years old, but Juan Soto has already taken ownership of baseball's biggest stage.
And some of the players at the Nationals' Dominican Academy went wild watching the former academy product smack a two-run double off Astros ace Gerrit Cole to give the Nationals a three-run lead in the top of the fifth.
Nats Dominican academy pic.twitter.com/vLIoQLrWF5
— johnny (@dipuglia)
October 23, 2019 And while Nats hitting coach Kevin Long predicted a Soto home run, he may have had a big inside scoop that going out to left field was on Soto's mind all along.
Juan Soto called his shot.This is a video of him from yesterday’s workout showing exactly where he was going to homer tonight. He’s incredible. pic.twitter.com/JWePj05JVr
— Bobby Blanco (@Bobby_Blanco)
October 23, 2019 dude just stepped in against the hottest pitcher on earth for the first time in his life ON THE ROAD in the WORLD SERIES, struck out on 3 pitches in his first AB and then was like “alright lol I’ve seen what I need to see” and then BAM, train tracks, BAM, double. unbelievable
— Cespedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ)
October 23, 2019 Of course, this isn't the first time the youngsters in Soto's native Dominican Republic have had something to cheer about.
The Nats put tonight’s game on for their youngsters at their academy in the Dominican Republic. If you thought this crowd went wild when Soto homered... well, this is pretty special. pic.twitter.com/SKROdB2oox
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes)
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