When you sign a $765 million contract and switch sides in one of the most hyped-up baseball rivalries in modern memory, people are going to hang on to every word you say, even if it’s completely overblown. Just ask Juan Soto, and now, Jeff Passan.<\/p>
The baseball internet’s latest “issue”? Juan Soto dared to acknowledge reality. In an interview with The New York Post<\/em>, Soto said, “It’s definitely different. I had the best hitter in baseball hitting behind me. I was getting more attacked and more pitches in the strike zone, less intentional walks and things like that. Was pitched differently last year.”<\/em><\/p> That best hitter? Aaron Judge, the Yankees’ 2024 MVP and Soto’s partner-in-slug for their one-year Bronx bromance. The comments weren’t exactly shocking, Soto spoke plainly, praised Judge, and kept it moving. But some Mets fans didn’t take kindly to it, especially with Pete Alonso now hitting behind Soto.<\/p>