Two seasons after Juan Soto's exit, are the Yankees better without him?

NEW YORK — Watching every Juan Soto at-bat in 2024 felt like a mini Broadway play. If you took your eyes off the action for one second, you were bound to miss something.His full, 10th-inning at-bat and eventual three-run home run in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series that year will live forever in New York Yankees history. It is, quite possibly, the greatest at-bat I’ve seen in person. This wasn’t a matter of a pitcher making a mistake — no. Cleveland Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis was executing throughout the seven-pitch at-bat; Soto just wore him down to the point where the outcome became expected.Advertisement