Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Juan Soto had a delightful mic'd-up conversation about their speed at first base
Never gets old.
It’s been said before — and I’ll say it again — but Major League Baseball needs to find a way to make mic’d-up player conversations be a part of every broadcast. It’s a great way to promote the personalities in today’s game, and honestly, it just makes for an entertaining viewing experience.
Just let Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Nationals slugger Juan Soto chopping it up at first base be the latest example of that.
MLB released the latest edition of its “Play Loud” YouTube series on Wednesday, which featured a genuinely funny conversation at first base between Soto and Vlad Jr.
Vladdy and @JuanSoto25_ talking about their speed is the content we needed.
Watch the latest episode of Play Loud: https://t.co/cuwPmP9GT7 pic.twitter.com/VHyoZTBCQi
— MLB (@MLB) August 25, 2021
Vlad Jr. was joking with Soto about his speed, and it turned into a relatable conversation about both of them being slow runners. It was so good. The exchange went something like this, according to MLB’s translation from Spanish to English.
Vlad: You only have three more stolen bases than me. I have three and you have six.
Soto: Tell me, where am I going? … Do you think I’m getting very far with these skates on my feet?
Vlad: You’ve always been a heavyweight just like me.
Soto: Yeah, you already know! I used to always hide during the 60-yard dash.
Vlad: Me too.
Love it. Though Soto was being a bit hard on himself there — he has MLB-average speed by most metrics.
But please, MLB, mic up the players for every game. It never gets old.