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Juan Soto opens up to The Post about pitchers’ new approach without ‘the best hitter in baseball’ behind him

MINNEAPOLIS �Juan Soto is still waiting for pitchers to attack him.

With roughly 10 percent of the season complete, the All-Star outfielder had these numbers on his Mets stat line as play began Monday at Target Field: a .409 on-base percentage (well within his normal range) with one homer and four RBIs (numbers that fall into the ‘What’s up with that?�category).

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One thing is certain to Soto: He’s not getting pitched the same as last season, when he had Aaron Judge hitting behind him in the Yankees lineup.

“It’s definitely different,�Soto told The Post before the Mets faced the Twins. “I had the best hitter in baseball hitting behind me. I was getting more attacked and more pitches in the strike zone, less intentional walks and things like that. I was pitched differently last year.�/p>