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drove a pitch over the train tracks, out of Minute Maid Park and deep into the heart of Texas. He dropped his bat, tapped his chest twice and jabbed a hand toward the Atlanta Braves dugout.Two weeks ago, he was sidelined by COVID-19.
A bit player during the Chicago Cubs’ drought-smashing victory over Cleveland five years ago, Soler was voted MVP of Atlanta’s six-game Series win over the Astros.But each home run was a moment in time, a round-trip trio that will be replayed over and over when Soler is introduced for the rest of his life.
Then, as catcher Martín Maldonado splayed his right leg wide toward the first base dugout to set his glove down low, Javier threw an 83.4 mph cutter and the ball spun right over the middle of the plate, belt high. Garcia didn’t turn to look. Like Charlie Brown, he knew.
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