In his rookie campaign in 2018, Juan Soto put together one of the all-time great seasons for a teenager in MLB history, finishing up with the most walks by a teenager (79), highest OPS (.392), the highest OPS+ (142), wOBA (.392), wRC+ (145), and on-base percentage (.406), the second-highest home run total (22, tied with Bryce Harper), third-highest average (.292) and slugging percentage (.517), and the fourth-highest RBI total (70).
So how will the Washington Nationals help the now-20-year-old outfielder avoid suffering a sophomore slump?
“First of all I was just talking about — breaking balls are at an all-time high in baseball,” Nats’ hitting coach Kevin Long told reporters this past weekend.