Juan Soto’s monster home run fires up Yankees in unreal moment
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Juan Soto swung, felt poor contact and slammed his bat down in frustration. He plays with such fire that seems to always find its way out, his sixth-inning ground out worthy of fury.
It took one inning for Soto to swing again, a swing that swung both his emotions and the game.
Soto’s seventh-inning, three-run home run capped a huge inning and helped the Yankees grab a 5-3 comeback win over the Rays in front of 36,055 in The Bronx on Friday.
The Yankees (14-6) opened a seven-game homestand with a series-opening victory over a division rival and have begun a season with 14 (or more) wins in their first 20 games for a fourth time this century.
Through six innings, the Yankees had tallied three hits and no runs, an offense that frequently showed its frustration in a call-back to 2023.
But the 2023 Yankees did not have Soto.
The Yankees mounted their seventh-inning rally by taking advantage of Tampa Bay’s misplays.
A pair of errors by second baseman Curtis Mead and first baseman Yandy Diaz, combined with a Jose Trevino walk, allowed the Yankees to tie the game. Anthony Volpe continued his sizzling start to his season with an RBI single into center that gave the Yankees a 2-1 edge.
Soto followed by demolishing a Chris Devenski fastball 409 feet into the right-field seats.
Soto launched it and watched it go, admiring from the batter’s box for a few moments before shouting toward the Yankees’ dugout.
Twenty games into his Yankees tenure, Soto has launched five homers, is hitting .347 and carries a .468 on-base percentage.
The 25-year-old arrived regarded as one of the best players in baseball, and it’s possible he was underrated.
His bat has been spectacular, his glove better than advertised.
The first daily Soto highlight arrived in the third inning when Tampa Bay’s Richie Palacios smacked a deep drive to right field that Soto had a bead on.
He tracked it, raised his glove and jumped, his back hitting the wall as he made the nice grab for the frame’s…
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