New York Yankees slugger Aaron Decide issued a response after former teammate Juan Soto brought about a furor with some controversial feedback.
In an interview with Mike Puma of the New York Post, Soto admitted that enjoying with the Mets has been “completely different” with out having Decide hitting behind him. Soto mentioned he was being pitched in a different way with out Decide posing such a risk behind him.
“It’s undoubtedly completely different,” Soto mentioned. “I had one of the best hitter in baseball hitting behind me. I used to be getting extra attacked and extra pitches within the strike zone, much less intentional walks and issues like that. I used to be pitched in a different way final yr.”
Some felt that the feedback indicated Soto had some purchaser’s regret about becoming a member of the Mets as a substitute of remaining with the Yankees. When requested about it Tuesday, nonetheless, Decide refused to take the bait, mentioning that Soto nonetheless has a formidable slugger in Pete Alonso hitting behind him.
“I’m not going to go back-and-forth with this,” Decide mentioned. “He’s obtained probably the greatest hitters within the sport hitting behind him in Alonso.”
