In the world of competitive sports, they always make comparisons. Whether it’s the same sport or cross sports, whether it’s on or off the field. The same is very much true with baseball and basketball. The two sports share a lot in common, from athletes to fierceness, but they also attract comparisons. Recently, the San Diego Padres star Juan Soto went through a similar experience.

The Padres outfielder answered his comparison from the NBA world. Though everyone thought it to be Stephen Curry, Soto had another answer. It was surprising for many, but the MLB community was happy with the honesty of Soto. Reacting to the entire scene, fans added to the comparison conversation.

Juan Soto feels Luka Doncic is his NBA comparison!

Being an athlete, mutual respect, admiration, and fan moments are always there. Juan Soto showed the same with his latest answer to the question on his NBA comp. Even though Stephen Curry is the favorite NBA player of Soto but he has a changed opinion about a comparison. Talkin’ Baseball shared a video clip of it on Twitter. It read, “Juan Soto says he considers Luka Doncic his NBA comp,”

Notably, this happened after two former legends, David Ortiz and Derek Jeter, predicted his future move. It came during their conversation as analysts for the All-Star game. The former Yankee captain shared a prediction about Soto. While addressing the void in the Yankees squad, he said, “If [the Padres] don’t have a good next couple of weeks, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Yankees go out and get Juan Soto.”

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Though there is still a lack of clarity over it, fans had their reactions to the case. And when they got another opportunity to reflect on Soto’s comparison to Doncic, they could not hold themselves and shared their thoughts!

Baseball fans love Soto’s honesty!

The Padres star is one player who fans admire a lot. Being one of the best performers on the team, he holds a deep place in fans’ hearts. It was visible when they rejected Derek Jeter’s view of his move to New York. And now they have added more to it while appreciating their Soto for his NBA comp answer. While calling it an honest opinion, they have called it a reason for loving the player. Here are a few of the reactions!

More fans agree with Soto!

The two certainly are a few of the most exciting Athletes. Both are of the same age, so share the same and understand the world around them. Though a lot in similar, a ring separates them. It would be interesting to see whether Luka would catch upon Soto, or the latter would take another lead at the end of the season.

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