Juan Soto is on a media heater at the World Baseball Classic and I hate how much I like it
I am going to say something that physically pains me as a Philadelphia sports fan. Juan Soto has been the best media personality at this entire World Baseball Classic and I cannot look away. We now have three separate incidents showing Soto on a media heater and at this point, you can’t help but respect it.
The Shohei Ohtani Drink…
First, Juan Soto immediately removed the Shohei Ohtani “Oi Ocha” drink bottle sitting in front of him. Did not say a word about it. Just picked it up and moved it. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Vladdy Jr. were both cracking up. The whole thing was perfect.
Coolest thing Juan Soto has ever done
Favorite “fun” teams
A reporter asked Juan Soto about the WBC experience and he said the following…
“2019 and 2024, those were really fun teams I played with, but this has to be top of the top. You have the whole family, the whole Dominican Republic cheering for you.”
2019 Nationals. 2024 Yankees. No mention of the 2025 New York Mets whatsoever.
A man listed his favorite teams and completely skipped over his current employer like they did not exist which, honestly, tracks. The 2025 Mets were zero fun and a complete disaster so anyone getting mad at Juan Soto for telling the truth is an idiot, but god damn, I’m happy that’s the case.
I love when Mets fans are upset. Their pain, my pleasure. Any time someone wants to take a shot at the Mets, even more so when it’s one of their own, I am fully on board.
Vladdy Jr and the Nakamoto shirt
Vladdy Jr. showed up to a press conference wearing a Nakamoto shirt, which is a Bitcoin brand with merch. A reporter, apparently unfamiliar with Bitcoin or merch or anything that has happened in the last decade, asks him with full seriousness: “Is that a message to Japan?”
Soto immediately leans over and whispers something in Vladdy’s ear. Vladdy nods. Then delivers the line with complete composure:
“This has nothing to do with Japan. This is just a shirt. And those who know about brands, know.”
What a horrible question. The reporter could not have sounded more clueless. Juan Soto bailed him out, Vladdy delivered the response, and the whole thing became a moment.
Again, I’m not a Juan Soto guy but he’s been on a media HEATER
Obviously, I am from Philadelphia and I cannot be any more clear about my hatred for everything related to the New York Mets.
Giving Juan Soto any kind of credit goes against everything I stand for as a sports fan. At the same time, the energy is the energy and I am not going to pretend otherwise.
Here is my one caveat though.
The whole “screw Ohtani and Japan” bit plays great from a Team USA perspective and I am fully on board with that. Juan Soto plays for the Dominican Republic, who might be the second biggest threat to the Americans in this entire tournament outside of Japan.
So I can appreciate the show for now. I can enjoy the podium moments. I can even admit the whisper move was clean.
The second the Dominican Republic has anything to do with Team USA, all of this goodwill disappears immediately.
Until then, carry on Juan. Just know the clock is ticking.
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