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Wherever Juan Soto Goes, Remarkable Things Tend to Happen

After being grilled about turning down a $440 million contract, Soto won the Home Run Derby. All in a day’s work.

Juan Soto got through some tough competition in the Home Run Derby on Monday, eliminating Cleveland’s José Ramírez and St. Louis’ Albert Pujols before topping Seattle's Julio Rodríguez in the finals.Credit...Caroline Brehman/EPA, via Shutterstock

LOS ANGELES — It takes remarkable self-assurance to turn down $440 million. No baseball player has ever earned that much in a single contract. Most of us would eagerly sign.

But most of us are not major leaguers, and even within that tight community, there is only one Juan Soto.