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Only Juan Soto Can Outdo Juan Soto

Plus, Jake and Jordan dive into this week’s The Good, the Bad, and the Uggla

By Baseball BBQ
Washington Nationals v New York Mets Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images


We offer rapid-fire reactions to the week in baseball news: Adam Plutko’s comments on his teammates breaking COVID protocols, Ramón Laureano’s suspension, Joe Kelly on Ross Stripling’s podcast, and the Buffalo Blue Jays (2:30). Then, we are joined by Washington Post Nationals beat reporter Jesse Dougherty for a boots in the press box report on Juan Soto’s mammoth home runs in Citi Field this week (25:35). Finally, we go to this week’s The Good, the Bad, and the Uggla, before sharing a moment of baseball joy (36:09).

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