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Juan Soto's Return To Nats Park Was Special
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Soto had a couple of them. - Well, partially because 10-foot-tall Aaron Judge caught them at the fence with his glove over the wall. - Well, that did happen. Ball was flying, just flying to right, though, as we saw in the game. But yeah, the things a couple of balls went to die on left center and center. But yeah, I thought that first inning was really cool. Like that to me was the whole deal. It was like this, this ceremony, right? Where the symmetry between Soto hitting second for New York and Cruz hitting second for Washington, old era, new era, the ovation's therein. And that was cool, just really neat. - Davey knew the assignment. - Yes. - Abrams, Cruz, Wood, one, two, three in the lineup. Awesome, well done, Davey. So that was very, very cool. I bring this up, though, because one Soto's returned to DC. He had been back with the Padres, but first time, a long time. Now with the Yankees, it was a very, very cool pregame scene. He was the first guy out on the field at about 305 while we were doing our show live from either team. And he came over and kind of parked in front of the Nat's dugout in the coaches box for space foul territory. And just waited like with a receiving line, basically. One after another of people, parade style, coming up to Juan Soto and he was talking to staffers and training people and former players and coaches and anyone and everyone who was still with the organization, big smiles and hugs. And I posted a video, if you guys haven't seen, you should go check it out @granthpulson on Twitter. I think you have a picture of this, maybe even as well. But it was Mark Lerner and Juan Soto embracing. And I thought it was hysterical. That learner in front of the media and everyone just walked right up and just strutted right up there. Big hug. That's one of those, I got a lot of money and I don't care what you think kind of things. But here's why it's funny to me. I understand they have a relationship, they have a rapport, whatever. But there's so much noise being made about Soto becoming a free agent and would the learners possibly pay him? And could they bring him back to DC? And so I'm thinking when Mark was out there, I'm like, oh, there's no chance we'll get an interaction here. And as soon as Juan Soto was done talking to someone at one point, Lerner starts yelling. Soto, Juan, Juan, and he starts walking over to him and they meet and they get this big hug and a nice little conversation for a minute or so. Just in front of everyone. It was incredible. And the jokes wrote themselves. I think I tweeted something like, clearly reminiscing about 2019. And everyone's like, "Talk to him about coming back." Which is obviously not legal. - Yeah. - You're not allowed to do as an owner when he's under contract with the Yankees. But it's also not happening. - Right, they also weren't like negotiating right there. Mark's like, "500." And Juan's like, "Nope, 600." "No gals, you there." - The next step in the Nationals rebuild, bring back Juan Soto. That was the headline of the "Barys for Luga" column in the post yesterday. Dylan Cruz made his debut against Juan Soto on Monday night. In 2025, they should be teammates. That was Barry's piece. And while I'd love to see it and I echo the sentiments and it's a really brilliant idea, I give it .001% chance of happening. This ownership group over the last few years has not even shown a willingness to sign a veteran starting picture for $10 million a year. And I'm supposed to assume they're gonna go pay a half billion dollars to break every record for a non-picture hitter in free agency. On Juan Soto, I just can't see it. I'm sorry. All the stories that we hear about counting cups and getting the napkins that are the least expensive and all the little things that are happening at that ballpark, I do not think there'll be a player with the Yankees and the Mets for Soto. I'm sorry, I just don't see it. - I don't see it either. And there's also a legitimate reason one could make, or an argument one could make to not do that where you have that much salary allocated to one person. Would you be better surf spunking around between five, six, seven, other people for a team building perspective? But the real argument against it, or not in terms of desiring it, but basically saying why it's not gonna happen is what you just said. There has been no propensity to open that checkbook and any point here in the recent past. Maybe that's different now that you've got a younger team that's on the verge of competing, but it wouldn't be to the tune of $600 million. - I think that's the hope for the thought is that they're gonna spend this off season for the first time in a long time, really since the World Series. And I do think they'll spend a good bit. They got more money coming off the books this year. - Coming off the books. - Strasburg is now at least a known commodity that he's not taking up a 40 man spot and you can pay that off if you need to. But yeah, the Corbin contract specifically, it's gonna be the lowest payroll they've had really at any point since they took over. They could go get a bat like Anthony Santanderin, right? They could get a bat like Christian Walker at first base and go get a picture if they want to in the middle of the rotation. I just don't think it's gonna be a soda type move. - No. - That type of contract. (upbeat music) - Dear Autumn Leaves, you won't be covering roads alone this season. Toyota's lineup of cool, colorful vehicles is ready to ride by your side. Take on fall in a trail tackling Tacoma or go for the powerful tundra. Head to toyota.com for more info or visit your local Toyota dealership today. Toyota, let's go places. 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