Soto's insulting pledge to come back stronger next year, agent anger has changed in the All-Star Game
Jul 17, 2025
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It's Juan Soto, the big guns of the New York Mets. Soto was selected as an All-Star for four consecutive years from 2021 when he was a member of the Washington Nationals to last year when he was with the New York Yankees. This year, it ranked fifth in the NL outfield in the fan vote, and major league players and MLB recommendations were finally excluded.
Soto was sluggish with a batting average of 0.231 and an OPS of 0.770, through May. However, it returned to its original Soto after June. From June 1 to July 14, when the first half ended, Soto had a slash line of 0.311/0.456/0.674, 15 homers, 30 RBIs and an OPS of 1.130. In particular, he hit 0.322 in 27 games in June alone, OPS 1.196, 11 home runs, 20 RBIs, and 25 points, and was selected as the "NL June Player of the Month". It is the first time Soto has become a 'Player of the Month' since his debut.
It is true that he has produced figures that deserve to be selected as an All-Star. But he was insulted.
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Reporter Bratford Dolittle, who wrote the article, said 'I'm not sure why this happened, but it's presumed that Soto fell victim to the standards he made himself. Signed for an incomprehensible sum last winter, he has so far shown nothing new as a member of the Mets. So far, it's still the league's best, but it's just the lowest version of Soto, but he insisted that the All-Star game was made for a player like Soto, and if he's really sluggish, he can be ruled out, but not here.
In other words, the reason for excluding Soto was not because of his grades.
Regarding the essential reason for Soto's exclusion, Doolittle said, `McKenzie Gore and James Wood, who moved from the San Diego Padres to the Washington Nationals in the Soto trade, were selected as All-Stars this time. They deserve it. CJ Abrams, who moved to Washington together at the time, can also argue that he should become an All-Star. Soto is the same as ' Kyle Starworth, the most outstanding outfielder of the Miami Marlins, was chosen according to the principle (choose at least one person per team). In the end, it seems that Starworth would have taken Soto's place.
Moreover, shortstop Francisco Lindor was chosen by fan voting in the Mets, and first baseman Pete Alonso and closing pitcher Edwin Diaz became All-Stars with a 'Players Pick'. If Soto is selected, as many as four players will be selected from the Mets, so it would have been pointed out that it is against equity.
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Boras said in an interview with New York Post columnist John Heyman on the 15th, `All-Star Game is a stage performed by the best players. Juan Soto has proved himself to be the best player in the major leagues. The fact that he was not selected as an All-Star means that the nature of the All-Star Game is changing to something else. The purity of the All-Star Game is deteriorating because the best player has not been selected," he said.
However, the party, Soto, may or may not be selected as an all-star. It's just part of the major leagues. "I always try my best to help the team and enjoy the moment. Every player wants to be an All-Star and uses it as a valuable experience. But that didn't happen to me this year. I'm happy with that because I was chosen for the previous four years in a row. It didn't become an All-Star this year, but it doesn't matter. I will come back stronger next year."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
