American Sports Influencer Lights Triggers Juan Soto After Exposing $765M Star’s Lacking Killer Instinct

Is the New York Mets’ Juan Soto gradually losing his spark? If we put this in the context of his former team, the New York Yankees, the $765 million star made headlines talking about how he has been approached by the pitchers. He even had Aaron Judge behind him, facing more pitches to hit with fewer intentional walks. However, things are different now and Soto has been unable to find his rhythm back. That’s the reason why this American sports influencer has shed light on his lack of determination and zeal to succeed.

But is it true that Juan Soto is lacking his killer instinct or something more?

For a player of Juan Soto’s calibre, fans’ expectations are always sky high. The 2025 season saw Juan Soto struggling, evident from his performance—an average of .235 with a .356 OBP and a .734 OPS along with only three home runs. It’s evident that when you sign a player for such a massive amount and he fails to perform, fans will start trolling him. The same happened with Frank Fleming of Barstool Sports, who took a dig at Juan Soto.

Fleming made a post on his X handle, writing, “I have not seen a competitive at-bat from Juan Soto in 10 days.” Believe it or not, it’s true, and most fans will agree to it as well. Somehow, they expected it from him, given that Soto boasts a career-high .949 OPS and it’s not the first time. He posted a .900-plus OPS six times in his seven years, which itself is something to feel proud about. The New York Mets are still in a good position, at 13-7, which is even better than other teams outside the National League West Division.

I have not seen a competive at bat from Juan Soto in a 10 days

— Frank Fleming (@NjTank99) April 26, 2025

Any guesses how the Mets will do in case Juan Soto is back to his regular form?

Not to forget that the Dominican baseball outfielder has a decorated career. In the 2024 season, Soto’s batting average was .288 with a .419 OBP and a .989 OPS. He even recorded 41 home runs in the season with 109 RBIs and 129 walks as well. Although Soto has pointed to the change in pitching patterns that may have created such problems, Frank Fleming’s statement has triggered some spark, causing many fans to come and support his statement.

Let’s hear what the fans have to say regarding this.

American Sports influencer’s take on Juan Soto’s struggles has left fans in frenzy

One of the users on X commented on Fleming’s post, “He doesn’t care,” indicating that Soto is doing it unintentionally, which is not the case. Soto is now facing a lot of sliders and sweepers and without Aaron Judge behind him, he is missing the touch at the moment.

He doesn’t care

— The OBSERVER (@TomTxd101) April 26, 2025

What was expected to be a blockbuster trade for the New York Mets now seems like a faulty decision, according to the fans. “He sucks, Frank. Get over it.” This certainly raises a lot of questions—is Juan Soto really worth the contract? Well, it doesn’t matter now—he is a Mets, and hopes are high for him. Once he gets going, it won’t be possible to stop him, either.

More criticism followed: “Frank, he is not a big-time player.” Clearly not happy with the way Juan Soto is performing. Be it his poor form at-bat or his ability to hit home runs for fun, as he used to be. Not to forget that his 2023 season was bad as well, where he made a .194/.372/.418 slash line at an OPS of .790, finishing the season with 109 runs and 35 home runs.

“HE DOESN’T WANT TO BE THERE, FRANK! He just wanted the $$,” an X user wrote, taking a funny dig at him. Several times, Juan Soto mentioned his former teammate, Aaron Judge, standing behind him, which helped him to face the pitchers aggressively. But with his recent struggles, it looks like he is trying to face the majority of pitches, as he has been pitched outside the strike zone mostly at present. Because of this, his complaint has sparked a reaction from the user, who believes that Soto doesn’t want to be with the New York Mets; it’s just the money that has kept him here.

A sensible comment came finally: “Frank, we have the best record on baseball and Soto isn’t even close to what he will be. Let’s be happy he is slumping now while we are still winning. He will come around.” The user pointed out a good thing: the Mets are in a good position and there is still hope left that Soto is going to make a comeback soon. Remember what he said?

“Every time I hit the ball the opposite way is when my swing is the best. I felt like that swing was really good; there were definitely a couple more things that we had to look at; we found them, and now we’re rocking,” Juan Soto said. So, once he gets habituated to hitting the ball the opposite way, his swing will get better and there’s no turning back.

We all hope that Juan Soto lives up to the hype and expectations of the fans who wait to see him perform to his potential. It’s just a matter of time until we see him hitting it out big, really big. Right? Let us know in the comments.

The post American Sports Influencer Lights Triggers Juan Soto After Exposing $765M Star’s Lacking Killer Instinct appeared first on EssentiallySports.