Juan Soto's home run sends Yankees to World Series, a breakdown

What Happened

Juan Soto, the star outfielder of the Washington Nationals, steps up to the plate in the 10th inning of a tightly contested game against the New York Yankees. The score is tied 2-2, and the winner will advance to the World Series. Soto takes a ball on the first pitch from Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman, then swings and misses at a slider for strike two. Soto stares down Chapman, accepting the challenge. On the next pitch, Soto fouls off a slider, showing his ability to spoil tough pitches even when he's not sitting on the offering. Chapman tries a changeup, which fools Soto, but the young slugger is able to hold off and not chase the pitch. Soto nods to himself, telling the camera that he has the pitcher "all over" and "ain't got anything." Chapman goes back to the slider, but Soto again spoils it, fouling it off to stay alive. The Yankees catcher and pitcher decide to challenge Soto with a high fastball, but Soto is ready. He launches the pitch over the right-field wall, giving the Nationals a 3-2 lead in the 10th inning. Soto unleashes an emphatic bat flip and stare, then turns to the Nationals' dugout to celebrate with his teammates. The Yankees' dugout and fans are stunned, while the Nationals players erupt in cheers, with Osvaldo Cabrera and Glaber Torres particularly excited. "I was just saying to myself, 'You all over that guy, he ain't got anything,'" Soto says after the game. "I was able to make good contact, and it went out." The dramatic home run sends the Nationals to the World Series, capping off a thrilling game and series between these two storied franchises. Soto's poise, pitch recognition, and clutch power have once again proven to be the difference-maker for the Nationals in a high-stakes postseason matchup.

what was going through your mind I mean

I was all over I was all over that was

the only thing I was thinking he was all

over him this breakdown is brought to

you by Draft Kings Juan SoDo at the

plate the game is tied two runs a piece

10th inning there's two Runners on the

Yankees win and they go to the World

Series Juan stto versus Gattis and the

first pitch it's going to be inside for

a ball and Juan stto gives him the

shuffle and the stair and says is on

it's me and you let's do it I'm not

swinging at that so off of that pitch

gatis goes with the slider in the zone

gets the call and you can see soda's

reaction he's like ah I didn't like that

one then swings at the slider there and

gives him a little nod see I see this

nod this one is is okay you got me on

that one okay all right you're coming to

play too staring at him staring at him

the fans are getting excited say it's

time it's time it's time one two and

that pitch right there and that nod it's

like yep I'm going to spoil it CU I'm W

SoDo and I can do that because earlier

in the game we got Austin Wells here and

in this count I'm going to guess he's

sitting fast ball he's not looking for

the off speed he gets fooled on it and

he he has to take it see you can see his

body react and now that's strike three

and he doesn't protect and he just kind

of takes it but what Wan SoDo can do and

what he sets himself up to be able to do

with his Bat path and his swing is on

these pitches when he's fooled by a

change up cuz right there look they're

both their asses out they're not ready

they're beat it's not what they're

expecting but SoDo is able to swing his

bat

down look at Soto's bat there and look

there how does he get his Bat from there

and then three frames later it's there

in the zone and he's able to spoil it

just quick hands reaction he's not

trying to hit that pitch he's just like

oh let me foul it back to stay

alive that's a skill he's got onew again

and gtis and and Naylor the catcher they

say well he wasn't sitting on change up

and let and he just spoiled it let's see

if we can beat him with it again so they

go change up again and he says no I'm a

foul that back all right and now he's

getting now that he knows he can just

spoil the change up when he's not ready

for it when he gets beat by it because

he's sitting fast ball he's he's now

nodding to himself and saying yep okay I

got it and you could hear this is what

he said he was telling himself I was

just saying to myself you all over that

guy you all over that guy he ain't got

anything and just like to make a good

contact and I did I was just saying

you're all over that guy he ain't got

anything so it's still a two strike

count they just doubled up the change up

now they try slider again still not what

he's looking for but he spoils it again

and again gives the picture a look like

yeah no I can spoil that one too just a

couple head nods like NOP that one too

so finally gtis and Naylor catcher are

like all right we'll go fast ball but

look where the catcher setting up don't

make this a hitable pitch just change

his eye level make him change something

we got balls to spare put it up here put

it up here he doesn't get it high enough

and stto drives it gets the fast ball

throws it over the fence oh boy look at

that pose like ah

uhoh look at this gets the fast ball you

can see the fingers right there on the

seams bam look at the eyes just staring

at it oh come on ball probably

probably come on bro and I don't know

what this is It's either please

something or it's Spanish so I don't

know but it it definitely it seems like

it's the equivalent of get out go get

out get out

but but not but Spanish I think get out

bam

bamo turns to The Dugout is going crazy

voo let's go look at the Dugout look at

Clark look oh look at that Fan's face on

the right she's just like oh man look at

vulpi swing through and Clark swing

through at the same time screaming G and

glaber glaber must have just taken a sip

of water some looks like he had a

mouthful but the fist is up the fist is

up and then you have wellie coming in

look at him oh boy Oswaldo comes through

and the Cleveland fans don't look don't

look yeah don't look yeah do not look

don't look don't look oh I don't

want to look oh my goodness

gracious how did that happen man the

trainers are giving him chest bumps Soto

doubles down all over his ass all over

his ass yep yes oh my goodness what a

game what a series Yanks going to the

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appreciate you go Yanks for me

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