Anatomy of an At-Bat

Juan Soto is just SO good.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—When Juan Soto faced Hunter Gaddis in the 10th inning on Saturday night, I was in a magic lecture explaining a system for doing remarkable card tricks. I watched the at-bat on my MLB app—meaning I just saw the animations of each pitch. And yet, in many ways, that was the perfect way to watch Juan Soto at work.

As I did on Saturday, I’m g…