In this alternate October universe, it's not Juan Soto who is due up. It's, say, Oswaldo Cabrera. Except the Yankees say: No, no, no. We're going to use our Golden AB here ... and send up Soto. Then home run magic happens.
The argument goes that in other sports, the ball is in the hands of the best players in the biggest moments. Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady leads the game-winning drive in the Super Bowl.
Judge getting an AB in the ninth isn't like Mahomes or LeBron getting to cook in the fourth quarter-Mahomes and LeBron don't have roles where failure can be assumed 70% of the time!
This idea has generated buzz among MLB owners, indicating a desire to enhance game excitement by letting teams send their best hitters to the plate in critical moments.
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