Featured Columnist IVDecember 18, 2024
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Who says baseball rivalries cannot prolong to the basketball courtroom?
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart was fired up when the New York Yankees reportedly acquired Cody Bellinger on Tuesday, which drew a response from New York Mets fan and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell:
Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
Soto💪🏾 https://t.co/jeRp4lsgLw
Josh Hart @joshhart
Don’t be concerned we ain’t achieved but https://t.co/GYHPYvACLS
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Tuesday the Yankees landed Bellinger and money from the Chicago Cubs in change for reduction pitcher Cody Poteet.
Whereas Bellinger offers the Bronx Bombers a confirmed bat for his or her lineup with a resume that features a Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months and NL MVP, it nonetheless is not practical to anticipate him to copy the misplaced manufacturing of Juan Soto.
That’s as a result of Soto is among the greatest gamers in your entire league and, at simply 26 years outdated, ought to proceed to place up peak manufacturing for seasons to come back.
That’s welcome information for the Mets, who signed the five-time Silver Slugger to a report 15-year, $765 million contract this offseason. It was a franchise-altering transfer and gave their followers some bragging rights inside town since Soto determined to not return to the Yankees.
And Mitchell took full benefit of these bragging rights Tuesday.
