CLEVELAND — The joy of watching Juan Soto is that he shows you how much he loves baseball. He knows precisely how to unleash his greatness, and though he’s eager to display it, he’s willing to wait. He won’t always succeed, because baseball doesn’t work that way. But he seems so determined to savor the pursuit.
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The batter’s box is Soto’s happy place, like a hunter’s favorite deer stand. Soto will set you in his sights and take as long as he needs. He’ll bait you into showing your weakness. And as soon as you do, you’re finished.
“Soto don’t swing at balls, man,” said Marcus Stroman, who watched from the
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