Acuna Wears Soto's Jersey, Highlighting NL East Rivalry

0:00On March 27, Braze Outfielder Ronald Akuna Jr. honored a fun bet with national star Juan Soto after their teams clashed in the World Baseball, sick, classic. The two agreed before the tournament that the loser of their pool play match-up would wear the winner's team gear. On March 11th in Miami, Dominican Republic edged out Venezuela 7-5 with Soto hitting a home run in the victory. Even though Venezuela went on to win the entire classic by beating Team USA in the final, Akuna stuck to the deal from that one game. Fans love seeing the rivalry play out in good fun, highlighting the respect between these national league e-stars as the MLB season gets underway. Akunia arrived at Truis Park on Friday, wearing Soto's number 22 Dominican Republic basketball jersey before facing the royals, setting A, Lighthearted Tone for Opening Day. I'm Cory with the story. That's your MLB news today update. AI powered and always on.