VIDEO: Juan Soto Mocks Alex Bregman and Carries Bat to 1st Base After Go-Ahead Homer
By Scott Rogust
The Houston Astros carried a 2-1 lead over the Washington Nationals for the majority of World Series Game 6 thanks to a solo homer from Alex Bregman. But it wasn't the homer that caught every MLB fans' attention-- it was his celebration, which involved carrying the bat all the way around first base during his trot. In Major League Baseball, you can always expect some form of retribution to such antics, and sure enough, that came later on in the game. Following Adam Eaton's game-tying homer in the top of the fifth inning, 21-year-old phenom Juan Soto hit one of his own to give Washington a 3-2 lead, and as he rounded the bases, Soto trolled Bregman by carrying his bat to first before dropping it in front of first base coach Tim Bogar.
Chef kiss stuff right there from the phenom.
Nope, the Nationals didn't forget about Bregman's antics. And Juan Soto threw it right back at him.
If you saw the guy's body language right before he hit the dinger, you knew this kind of thing was coming. He was feeling giddy. He was ready.
But the real question is how Mike Napoli feel about this, right?