Juan Soto’s WBC Honesty Is Driving Mets and Yankees Fans Crazy

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Evan and Tiki react to Juan Soto’s comments about how much fun he’s having playing for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic and why Mets fans shouldn’t take it the wrong way. They break down Soto’s honesty about enjoying winning environments, why Yankee fans are trying to spin the quote, and why the reality is much simpler. The conversation expands into the unique energy of the WBC, the passion players show representing their countries, and why the atmosphere feels completely different from the MLB regular season. Evan and Tiki also debate the legitimacy of some international rosters, including questions about Team Great Britain and how eligibility rules work in the tournament. ⚾🌍

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0:00.0	Yes, they care about winning, but it was more like we're having a good-ass time.
0:03.2	They're having a great time.
0:04.5	And I give you this analogy, the World Baseball Classic is short.
0:07.1	It's a couple of weeks. A baseball season is a grind. It's a long season. Juan Soto is describing the difference between a one-night stand and a long-term marriage. Right. Now, that one-night stand is crazy, and he's having a lot of fun. So no one should be offended that he's having so much more fun with the DR.
0:22.7	But the other part of more fun with the DR.
0:22.6	But the other part of that clip is the thing that Yankee fans are clinging to is that he cited
0:27.8	2024.
0:29.6	Let me make this clear.
0:30.6	Juan Soto cited the two seasons in which he got to a World Series.
0:34.4	That's right.
0:35.3	2019 with Washington and 2024 with the Yankees. And in my fellow Met fans, yeah, the man had more fun in 24 than 25. You want to know why? Because they won! Right. You didn't make the playoffs last year. We choked at the end of the season. So I'm glad. So who's upset about this? I mean, Yankee fans can use it as a troll.
0:54.9	That's it.
0:55.8	But that's it.
0:57.3	I mean, he's your guy for the next 15 years or whatever the number is.
1:01.6	But can't worry about when he's had success.
1:04.6	No, because if the Mets have that success, I use the word if, hopefully they will.
1:08.9	Yes.
1:09.4	He'll say win.
1:10.2	Win.
1:10.6	Win.
1:10.8	He will cite the Mets as fun.
1:12.6	Of course.
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