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Juan Soto can add actor to his résumé. MLB’s highest-paid player was seen filming a cameo in the Mets dugout on Friday for an upcoming baseball romantic comedy called “The Catch,” starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine.
Soto drew two walks before he departed Friday's game and was replaced by Jorge Polanco with the Mets and Dodgers locked in a 1-1 tie. He also left the club's series opener out of the break against the Phillies on July 16 with the same malady.
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Darryl Strawberry sends clear message to Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto amid Mets' woes
The Mets will enter Friday with a record of 43-60, and it's likely that what the squad was on the morning of July 23 and what it is after the Aug. 3 trade deadline will be very different entities.
It has been four years since the Padres made the blockbuster trade with the Washington Nationals for superstar outfielder Juan Soto, and they’re still facing the ramifications of it. Former Major League Baseball executive Jim Bowden appeared as a guest on Foul Territory on Wednesday afternoon and took a shot at the team for mortgaging their future on Soto.
According to a piece from David Adler of MLB.com, Soto has cycled through different bat manufacturers, but the physical construction of the bat hasn’t changed "Never," Soto said recently. "I never tried anything different at all.
Juan Soto is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Brewers. With Luis Robert Jr. off the injured list, there was an expectation that the Mets would rotate through their outfielders, but Robert Jr.
Jacob Misiorowski, the Milwaukee Brewers' flamethrower ace, left Juan Soto frozen at the plate with a barrage of 103 and 104 mph fastballs, electrifying American Family Field and sparking a heated debate about the health of his golden arm.