Juan Soto has done it again.
The Yankees star outfielder hit a game-winning home run in the top of the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants with the team trailing 5-4. Two-run home run It gave the Bombers the lead.
The homer, hit deep into left field, gave Soto his 53rd RBI of the season and was his second of the afternoon at Oracle Park.
He celebrated the game-winning hit with a spectacular bat flip, swinging the bat high toward the Yankees dugout.
Soto, who has 17 home runs this season, helped turn the tide in a 7-5 victory for the Yankees, improving them to 42-19 this season, including an impressive 24-11 record on the road.
The Yankees have won three straight games in the Bay Area and five straight before Monday’s holiday break.
Soto is batting .322 this season with a .417 on-base percentage and a 1.031 OPS, all team bests.
Soto, a soon-to-be free agent, is expected to make his fourth consecutive All-Star appearance, and the Yankees are reportedly hoping to work out a deal with him to extend his tenure beyond this signing season.
