Juan Soto puts on epic three-homer show for Yankees
CHICAGO — Juan Soto’s long list of milestones added to itself Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Yankees star hit three home runs in one game for the first time in his career, leading his team to a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning against the White Sox. Soto hit his first two home […]
Juan Soto deal could complicate Yankees’ ability to retain Clay Holmes
In an ideal world, Clay Holmes would return to a Yankees team that just won a championship. “We won the World Series and we’re going to do it again next year with the same team,” Holmes said recently. “As players, that’s what we’re focused on.” Holmes tries not to focus on her long-term future and […]
Juan Soto laments Yankees opponents walking Aaron Judge
Juan Soto isn’t buying into what Aaron Boone is now calling “the Aaron Judge treatment.” After Judge was intentionally walked three more times in Sunday’s 4-3, 10-inning win over Toronto, Soto said he didn’t like that strategy. “It’s unfortunate because I want him to get up to bat,” Soto said. “I’m doing my best. [get] […]
Yankees offense needs to be more than Aaron Judge, Juan Soto
Luis Severino is currently the Mets’ best starting pitcher and starting scout. When a former Yankees teammate recently teased him in a group chat about not starting in the Subway Series, he fired back with a body blow that he made public last week: “I’m not scared. Right now, there are only two good hitters, […]
Yankees’ Juan Soto bolts out of batter’s box to swing at bug
Juan Soto was swinging for the fences but not for the fastball down the middle. The Yankees slugger had to leave his plate because of a bug and began flailing his arm just as Rays pitcher Shane Baz was about to deliver a pitch in the top of the second inning. Soto was unable to […]
Juan Soto does it all in Yankees’ win over Rays
Just like he has done so far this season, Juan Soto gave the Yankees all he had on Friday night. In the first inning, he hit a single to the opposite field to the left, and in the third inning, he hit a single off a bunt, which led to a four-run lead. In the […]
Juan Soto, Aaron Judge inseparable duo in AL’s win in All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas — Juan Soto kept his eye on Aaron Judge on the field. The judge responded by returning the favor. The Yankees’ road show, comprised of arguably the best duo in baseball, was inseparable on Tuesday, with the first-year teammates playing and acting as if they’d been in the same outfield together for decades. […]
Juan Soto says he’d love to play with Shohei Ohtani as free agency looms
New York Yankees All-Star Juan Soto has already played with the reigning American League MVP, but if given the choice, he would like to play with another one in his career. Soto was among a star-studded group during MLB All-Star media availability on Monday in Arlington, Texas. After a reporter mentioned that LeBron James and […]
Yankees’ Juan Soto eyeing long-term stability with next contract
ARLINGTON, Texas — Juan Soto won’t be able to avoid questions about his impending free agency wherever he goes, and the All-Star Game allowed for yet another attempt to dig up clues about his future. The Yankees superstar spent his first four and a half years with the Nationals, then played a year and a […]
Aaron Judge-Juan Soto tandem the Yankees’ only offensive production
It must have been a relief for both Juan Soto and Aaron Judge when the All-Star Game rosters were announced on Monday. In the American League, the batting order will again be consecutive, with Gunnar Henderson batting ahead of Soto and Yordan Alvarez batting behind Judge. It would be a big change for the All-Stars, […]