Going into last night’s series opener with the San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals’ No. 2 hitter, Juan Soto, had, “...reached base safely in 11 of his last 14 games and in 17 of 21 games this season,” and he extended that to 12 of his last 15, and 18 of 22 on-base after an absolute blast of a home run in his first trip to the plate.
Soto’s now started in each of the Nats’ first 22 games, after playing in 151 of 162 in 2021, 47 of 60 in 2020’s COVID campaign, 150 of 162 in 2019’s World Series championship season, and 116 games in ‘18, his rookie season, when he appeared in all but two of the games the team played after he got called up in mid-May.