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Nationals' Juan Soto on Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr.: 'I See Myself in Him'

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Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto are two of the biggest young stars in Major League Baseball. Acuna, 22, is only a year older than Soto, but they broke into the league together: Soto with the Washington Nationals, Acuna with the Atlanta Braves.

Both play the game with an unmistakable flair. Prone to bat flips and celebrations, the duo represent the future of the game in plenty of ways.

In the present, they can't help but notice the similarities in themselves.

"The first time I saw him, he was like a brother," Soto told David O'Brien and Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic.