{"id":36591,"date":"2025-02-24T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=36591"},"modified":"2025-02-24T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:21:33","slug":"let-the-judge-vs-soto-debate-begin-ranking-the-top-10-corner-outfielders-in-mlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=36591","title":{"rendered":"Let the Judge vs. Soto debate begin: Ranking the top 10 corner outfielders in MLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/olney_buster.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"Let the Judge vs. Soto debate begin: Ranking the top 10 corner outfielders in MLB\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/>\n<p>Buster OlneyFeb 24, 2025, 07:00 AM ET<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Close<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senior writer ESPN Magazine\/ESPN.com<\/li>\n<li>Analyst\/reporter ESPN television<\/li>\n<li>Author of &#8220;The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Spring training camps are underway, which means it is time to look at the state of baseball. 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