Without a doubt, the Dominican Juan Soto He is one of the biggest stars MLB. Along with the Japanese Shohei Ohtani And Yoshinobu Yamamoto Those are the two biggest moves this season. His arrival New York Yankees Expectations for the 2024 MLB season are ramping up.
During the 2023 campaign San Diego Padres, Juan Soto He hit .275. Additionally, he hit 35 home runs, drove in 109 runs and struck out 156. However, his team had a disappointing season, finishing third in the National League West with 82 wins and 80 losses.
For this year, Juan Soto With some people should have more importance Yankees Serious contenders to make the playoffs and compete for the World Series. His teammate and star pitcher Yankees, Gerrit Cole He believes this and this Thursday, February 15, he praised the Dominican hitter.
Gerrit Cole described Juan Soto as a terrific hitter
One of the best pitchers ever MLB And the winner Cy Young, Gerrit Cole He spoke about his teammate, the Dominican, this Thursday, February 15 Juan Soto. GolIn a press conference, he described the Dominican as a terrific hitter who had the best awareness of the strike zone he had ever seen.
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“I'm very thankful that I don't have to go up against him, and I'm very thankful that he's on our side. I'm excited to see what he can bring.”, Revealed the North American pitcher Leads the staff of the Bronx Bombers.
Besides, Gol He also talked about the idea of adding another Cy Young to his veteran career and indicated that his biggest goal is to win. World Series. “It's not on the list of goals and not on the list of goals any year. That being said, let's go out and prepare to win the World Championship, that's really at the top of the list.”.
Portal Baseball reference He projected a season of 138 hits, 28 of which were home runs and 26 doubles. Likewise, he will contribute at least 10 stolen bases, 84 RBIs and his average will be .278.
