Juan Soto is being called “21 Savage” for his epic troll, carrying his bat to first base to mimic what Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman did earlier in the game during his own go-ahead home run. But, Soto savages in more ways than one.
The 21-year old actually laughed off Astros catcher Robinson Chirinos the pitch before he skyrocketed a fastball from Justin Verlander into the upper-deck of Minute Maid Park.
Verlander threw a close 2-1 fastball inside but it was called a ball by home plate umpire Sam Holbrook. Chirinos appeared not to agree with the call. Soto laughed him off and then told him “It was a ball” just moments before the next pitch.
The baseball purists and those who are just rooting against the Washington Nationals leaves no stone unturned in their bashing of Soto. But, for the younger crowd and Nationals fans, he is making baseball fun again.
On one hand, we are in awe of every move of Soto. On the other, almost everything he does is legendary.
