Outside The Confines: Juan Soto is going to get PAID

The superstar slugger just proved why he’s worth big bucks.

The Dodgers took care of the Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS, so they will face the Yankees are facing in the World Series — the first between those two teams in 43 years.

Most of today’s links are focused on — you guessed it — the Championship Series and the upcoming World Series. We’ve got a lot of discussion about Juan Soto’s insane 10th-inning Game 5 home run, Giancarlo Stanton’s MVP performance (and if the Guardians made a mistake not walking him), and of course, how much Juan Soto just bolstered his free agency payday.

There’s also a fun Mets flashback, Scarlett Johansson has an interesting hat choice for the Mets game, and much more.

Let’s jump into today’s links!

• The Guardians might have been eliminated, but David Laurila thinks the Guardians did turn one game into an instant classic.
• Anthony Castrovince looks at the Guardians’ decision to face Giancarlo Stanton rather than walking him. Twice.
• Brian Hoch looks at how the Yankees responded to Stanton winning ALCS MVP.
• Tom Verducci gets pumped about the performance we’ve seen from Shohei Ohtani this postseason.
• Well, this is a delight.

• Here’s a look at the 10th-inning home run that gave the Yankees a ticket to the World Series. Story by Nick Selbe.
• After Juan Soto’s insane 10th-inning blast, he has basically written himself a blank check for next season. Story by Davy Andrews.
• Paul Casella and Manny Randhawa break down Soto’s big 10th-inning moment pitch-by-pitch.
• Jazz Chisholm offers a pretty giant estimate of what he thinks Soto should get paid. Story by Madison Williams.
• Giancarlo Stanton also has some feelings about Soto’s pending free agency. Story by Josh Wilson.
• This is incredible.

• Jay Jaffe assesses why this postseason has been especially hard on catchers.
• Brian Murphy looks at the most interesting storylines for both potential World Series matchups.
• Patrick Andres offers four takeaways from the Yankees’ win over the Guardians.
• Diamond Sports Group has been rebranded as FanDuel. (AP)
• Brendan Kuty and Chris Kirschner debate who would be the best competition for the Yankees in the World Series. (The Athletic subscription required.)
• Love this.

And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.