Juan Soto’s recent Mets hot streak hits snag with 0-for-5 night
NY Post
Juan Soto ended the Mets’ 6-5 loss to the Cubs on Saturday night with a grounder to second, completing an 0-for-5 night for the slugger.
He’s gotten away from hitting the ball on the ground as much as he did earlier in the season, and the change helped spark a recent hot streak that wasn’t on display versus Chicago. Hitting coach Eric Chávez knows it’s those ground balls that can make Soto look mortal.
“Everyone’s got a bugaboo and his has always been hitting the ball on the ground,’’ Chávez said of Soto before the game. “That’s been his miss. It’s a give and take with what he does well. He has a flat swing and sometimes that happens when the ball is going down and he hits the top of the ball. He’s done it his whole career. Even playing against him, we knew that about ground balls.”
The solution: Nothing.
“You don’t change anything,’’ Chávez said. “To be honest with you, he’s just more comfortable. There was nothing wrong with his swing. You can tell by his body language, not as a coach, but as a person, you can see he’s more comfortable.”
And there’s no way to rush that process.
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