WINNING walk off Juan Soto celebrates his game winning hit against the Atlanta Braves on April 6 2021 4 On April 6 2021 the Washington Nationals faced the Atlanta Braves The game was Washington’s season opener for the 2021 Major League Baseball MLB season The two teams were tied 5 5 in the bottom of the ninth inning Then Juan Soto walked up to the plate
facts AT A GLANCE Date of birth October 25 1998 Position outfielder League MLB Professional highlights helped the Washington Nationals win their first ever World Series in 2019 won the 2020 National League batting title with a.351 average hit his first career game winning single in the first game of the 2021 season Personal highlights grew up in the Dominican Republic with an older sister and a younger brother nicknamed the Childish Bambino loves to play video games 5
Soto swings at a pitch and crushes the ball At only 22 years old it seemed that Soto had already done it all He was a World Series champion He had a long list of career highlights But there was just one thing missing He had never had a game ending hit In baseball this is known as a walk off Soto faced Braves pitcher Will Smith The Nationals had runners on first and second base After watching three pitches outside of the strike zone Soto swung his bat hard at the fourth pitch Crack The baseball soared up the middle and into the outfield 6
Soto’s hit sent his teammate running from second to score the winning run The game ended with a score of 6 5 Soto was named player of the game His teammates cheered and hugged him as they celebrated the victory It’s my first walk off in the big leagues Soto said It’s just amazing Whenever I get to the plate I just try to concentrate try to hit the ball hard wherever it goes It was a great win early in the season You can play as Juan Soto in the MLB The Show video game The game even features Soto’s unique moves at the plate 7
