Soto, who is still unfavorable, is eliminated from the All-Star in fifth place as an NL outfielder despite a hard hit in June, and is likely to participate with MLB recommendations in contrast to Roazoo

Jul 03, 2025

Soto, who is still unfavorable, is eliminated from the All-Star in fifth place as an NL outfielder despite a hard hit in June, and is likely to participate with MLB recommendations in contrast to Roazoo
New York Mets Juan Soto failed to start as an NL outfielder in the All-Star fan vote. AP Yonhap News



Soto, who is still unfavorable, is eliminated from the All-Star in fifth place as an NL outfielder despite a hard hit in June, and is likely to participate with MLB recommendations in contrast to Roazoo
Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuña Jr. will start with the support of the No. 1 outfielder in the second All-Star fan vote. ImagesYonhap News
New York Mets Juan Soto, the current highest-paid baseball player, failed to be chosen by fans in the end.

Soto ranked fifth in the NL outfielder category according to the final tally of the second All-Star fan vote announced by MLB on the 3rd (Korea time). Atlanta Braves Ronald Acuña Jr., Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker were supported by fans as NL starting outfielders. Soto was also behind these three and Los Angeles Dodgers Teoscar Hernandez.

Soto narrowly advanced to the second round of voting by ranking sixth, the cut line for outfielders, with 1.49 million votes in the first fan vote. However, in the second round of voting, Soto appeared likely to be in the top three.




This is because it turned to a sharp rise in June after failing to do its part at the beginning of the season. He hit 0.322 (29 for 90), hit 11 homers, 20 RBIs, 25 runs scored, OPS 1.196, wRC+ 227 and fWAR 1.7 in 27 games in June. 'NL June Player of the Month' is the favorite.

In the first round of voting, third-place Acuña Jr. was about 400,000 votes ahead of Soto with 1,888,867. Acuña, who returned from a knee injury on May 24 to start the season, hit 0.360 (32 for 89) with six homers, 12 RBIs, 26 runs scored, OPS 1.087, wRC+ 202 and fWAR 1.6.

Although Soto performed more prominently than Acuña, he failed to change his fan sentiment.




Soto, who is still unfavorable, is eliminated from the All-Star in fifth place as an NL outfielder despite a hard hit in June, and is likely to participate with MLB recommendations in contrast to Roazoo
Juan Soto marked 11 home runs and an OPS of 1.196 in June. AP Yonhap News
Soto only beat Dodgers Andy Pazs out of six who were on the second fan ballot, but couldn't go any higher. While the first round of voting lasted four weeks, the second round lasted only two days. There was also an aspect that Soto could appeal too short.

However, it is in contrast to Acuña Jr., who was third in the first round, who advanced to first place in the second round. It is also unusual that the Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez, who was second in the first round of voting, was eliminated.

It can be interpreted that fans who supported other outfielders who were eliminated in the first round turned away Soto in the second round.




Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million FA contract last winter and wore a Mets uniform. The original New York Yankees finally offered $760 million in 16 years, but they shook it off and moved to a rival team in New York. It seems that fans' unfavorability for Soto has also increased significantly.

Moreover, he was very sluggish at the beginning of the season. He hit .231 with nine homers, 27 RBIs, 36 runs scored and an OPS of .770 in 57 games in the two months to the end of May. There were two fewer home runs than there were in the month of June.

Soto is working on adapting to the rhythm and adjusting the timing in an interview with NJ.com on April 22, when the slump continued. I haven't reached the level I want yet, but I feel like I'm getting a little better every day"You can do much better than you have done so far. The season-ending numbers will tell you. We have to wait and see until the end." It wasn't an empty word.

However, fans' unfavorable rating remained. Soto, who has played in four All-Star games so far, was selected as the starting outfielder by fan voting last year, when he was loved by Yankees fans.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.