Juan Soto, hitter of home runs and ... flipper of bottles?

The New York Mets star added a skill to his impressive resume during his club's 6-1 win over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.

With the Mets leading the Dodgers 6-0 in the top of the ninth inning just a day after losing to Los Angeles on a walk-off , New York's dugout could understandably exhale a bit and let loose.

And that's exactly what they did, as Soto, with a crew of Mets teammates huddled around him near the top step of the dugout, perfectly flipped a bottle of water to the amusement of the Mets broadcast booth.

Mets color analyst Ron Darling took the opportunity to make the perfect joke while invoking Soto's record $765 million contract.

"He's telling them, 'That's why they pay me the big

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