Juan Soto joined a handful of exclusive lists in MLB's history books on Tuesday night, blasting three home runs to lift the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Juan Soto blew up in a major way on Tuesday night, lifting the New York Yankees to victory in the process.
New York was fresh off a historic 12-2 loss to the last-place Chicago White Sox on Monday, in dire need of a boost to remain in the race for the AL East crown. Soto delivered the exact kind of jolt the Yankees needed, starting with a two-run home run in the top of the third. Soto added a solo homer in the fifth inning, then another in the seventh. Of the four runs New York scored in its bounce-back 4-1 win on Tuesday, all four came via Soto bombs.
The three-home run performance did more than just get the Yankees back in the win column, though. Naturally, the 25-year-old right fielder made history, joined exclusive lists and broke long-standing records all in one night.Soto is one of six Yankees players to finish a game with three home runs and a walk, according toadded that he is the fourth Yankee ever to have three home runs and drive in all of his team's runs in a game, and the first since Bobby Murcer in 1973.
Through 117 games this season, Soto is batting .306 with 33 home runs, 86 RBI, a 1.042 OPS and a 7.3 WAR. He and his teammate Aaron Judge – who is batting .332 with 42 home runs, 107 RBI, a 1.165 OPS and an 8.1 WAR – are two of the leading contenders to win AL MVP., Judge and Soto are on pace to become the first pair of teammates to each have an OPS+ of at least 189 in the same season since Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931.
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