Juan Soto about not entering the star game: “I just have to be better”

The Dominican spoke about the end of his chain of consecutive seasons going to the event, after not being chosen to represent the National League.

Probably, one of the biggest surprises of 2025 is that Juan Sotoright gardener of New York Metswill not be in the Star set of the Major Leaguesfor the first time since 2019 (in 2020 there was no star game during the season cut by COVID-19).

The best paid player in the history of Major Leagues Enjoy a productive year, after two months of offensive inefficiency, but this was not enough to convince fans, players and leaders that deserved a place in the roster of the National League For him Star set.

Sotowho beats for .263 with PAHO of .904, 21 home runs and 51 towed, leads the big leagues in transfers with 72, but none of this was enough to reach a position in the team that will play during the “Summer classic”

When questioned by the New York Post about it, Soto He was direct and did not go around the matter. He knows that his first two months in the 2025 season played an essential role for their streak of four consecutive campaigns to enter the Star set He came to an end due to the inconsistency demonstrated to start the year.

“Sometimes you will enter (to the star team) And other times you won’t”, He began by saying Soto To the New York Post, adding, being questioned about whether he felt that he had done enough to enter, that “I didn’t do it apparently. I just have to be better”

Soto admitted that playing in the Star set It is something that I had in mind, but it is not a situation that will take your sleep for a long time.

“For me, I try to play as strong as I can, help the team and enjoy the moment. Everyone wants to be an All-Star and live the experience of being there, but this year it didn’t happen. I am proud to have been able to go for four consecutive years. If I did not succeed this year, it is not the big thing. I will return stronger next year”, Said the Dominican.