Juan Soto Trolls Alex Bregman By Mimicking Home Run Celebration in Game 6

Juan Soto's solo home run gave Washington a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning of Game 6

Juan Soto made his monster, go-ahead home run off Justin Verlander sting even more with an epic troll of Alex Bregman in Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday night.

Soto crushed a no-doubter off Verlander, leaned back and admired his blast before trotting down to first base with his bat in his hand. Just before reaching the bag, he punctuated his the moment by dropping his bat.

💥 Homer, crushed
😶 Bat, carried

Juan Soto gives the Nats the lead 😮

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— SI MLB (@si_mlb) October 30, 2019

The celebration mimicked how Bregman flaunted his two-run dinger in the first inning. When the Astros' third baseman launched a fastball from Washington starter Stephen Strasburg into the Crawford Boxes in leftfield, he brought his bat with him and dropped it after he rounded first.

Alex Bregman would not let go of that bat 😤

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— SI MLB (@si_mlb) October 30, 2019

Bregman's swaggering trot immediately made its rounds on social media and drew some criticism from former MLB players Mike Napoli and Mike Morse. Houston's third baseman apologized for his antics postgame, telling the media, "that’s not how I was raised to play the game."

Alex Bregman apologized for carrying his bat to first base after his home run. He said “that’s not how I was raised to play the game.”

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) October 30, 2019

Houston entered Tuesday night leading the World Series, 3-2. The Astros are seeking their second World Series in three years after defeating the Dodgers in 2017.