Everyone knows what a superstar like Juan Soto will bring to the Padres in the long run. In his first game with San Diego, the naturally talented outfielder had an impressive debut.
Against the Dodgers (-140) on Sunday night, Soto brought something a little less related to his legs, glove, and bat — an apparent ability (well, really, he hoped anyway) to communicate with baseballs.
With Soto mic’d up on Sunday Night Baseball, the broadcast caught him saying the funniest thing after L.A.’s Cody Bellinger launched an early deep shot to centerfield: He tried to will the ball to stay in play.
Wait, what?
Juan Soto tried to will it in but Belli left the building. pic.twitter.com/tWzaD5pm61
— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2022
On that third “stay here,” I almost thought Soto’s heart-to-heart with the ball would be successful. Alas, while Soto can indeed do everything well on the field, he, unfortunately, can’t convince inanimate objects to do what he wants.