Juan Soto Earns 3-Word Nickname From MLB During Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Thursday night’s 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers got its first spark from Juan Soto, who lined a ground-ball single into right field in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Mets ahead 2-1. It was a fitting microcosm of Soto’s recent play.

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