Davey Martinez was in LA with Juan Soto over the All-Star Break, named to the NL coaching staff by Atlanta Braves’ skipper Brian Snitker, and he was in attendance when his 23-year-old slugger took the HR Derby on Monday night, there to celebrate on the field when Soto got a second shot at the glorified batting practice crown and grabbed it. Soto said his experience in the 2021 Derby definitely helped the second time around.
“Definitely,” he said in his post-Derby presser in Dodger Stadium. “At the end of the day I learned a couple things; that I don’t have to only pull the ball.