Juan Soto has viral response to demotion in batting order

Juan Soto has been one of the MLB’s best hitters for quite some time now, performing regardless of what team he is on. 

However, of late he has been struggling with the Mets, even being moved from his usual place in the batting order.

“Whenever you want to do it,” Soto told manager Carlos Mendoza about where he should bat.

Soto has been batting third the last couple of games — something that he says he doesn’t seem to mind. 

“I don’t mind,” Soto said in an interview before Friday’s game. “I think I’m already used to it. I don’t mind hitting second or third. I feel comfortable in either spot.”

Soto also mentioned that he is confident in his ability to figure it out regardless of where in the lineup he’s hitting. 

“Making changes is just different,” Soto said. “When I came up to the league, my whole life, minor leagues all the way to the big leagues, I always hit in the third or fourth hole. And then I spent four more years in the big leagues hitting in the third or fourth hole.

“It was hard becoming a second-hole hitter. It was tough for me at the beginning. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to expect. Now I’m used to it. I already know how third or fourth feels. So if I go back and forth, it’s no problem.”

Soto is struggling in his first season with the Mets after signing his 15-year, $765 million deal.