If Juan Soto already had plans to join the 2021 MLB HR Derby at the All-Star Game, he had a good poker face when he spoke with reporters after the Washington Nationals’ 22-year-old right fielder was announced as one of the team’s three representatives for the 91st addition of the Midsummer Classic.
Asked what he was looking forward to seeing in Coors Field in Colorado, Soto said, “I want to watch everything. I’m going to try to enjoy every moment of the game, the game, HR Derby, everything, I’m just going to try to enjoy, try to record as much as I can and save it for the future.