Debut in style: Juan Soto hit a home run during his debut with the New York Yankees [Video]

The newly acquired star Juan Soto is already beginning to bear the fruits for which he was hired by the New York Yankees after this Sunday he hit a home run in his first appearance in the striped uniform.

During the Yankees’ 12-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, Soto appeared for his third time at the plate and ended up hitting the impressive 428-foot home run that lifted the more than 10,000 attendees from their seats at the George M. Florida’s Steinbrenner Field.

The powerful slugger took advantage of a 90 mile per hour fastball from rival pitcher Trevor Richards that had an exit velocity of 110 mph according to Statcast reports and landed all over the stadium’s center field, making the game 7-1 by driving in JC Escarra now Carlos Narváez.

The role of the Dominican was also fundamental in the test of manager Aaron Boone by lining up as second hitter in a lineup that featured 1- Alex Verdugo (LF), 2- Soto (RF), 3- Aaron Judge (CF), 4 – Anthony Rizzo (1B), 5- Gleyber Torres (2B), 6- Josh Vanmeter (3B), 7- Kevin Smith (SS), 8- JC Escarra (DH) and 9- Carlos Narváez (C).

After the game, Soto gave statements to the media in which he spoke about the happiness he felt from the reception from the fans before and after the hit.

“You want to be there on the field; You want to feel the Yankees fans for yourself. You always hear about them. I want to see what it feels like to have them on my side, supporting me instead of booing me. “I think everything has been great so far,” the man acquired via trade from the San Diego Padres commented on the matter.

Regarding the home run, Yankees captain Aaron Judge was also impressed and was even encouraged to make a comparison of the venue where they played this Sunday with Yankee Stadium to find out what Soto will be able to do in the coming season.

“At Yankee Stadium and here, you basically have 400 feet across center field. It’s one of the deepest in the game. So for him to hit the ball that way and towards his opposite wing, and with relative ease… you’re not going to see many left-handed hitters doing that,” Judge said about it.

Luis Torrens, another positive news for the Yankees management

Venezuelan Luis Torrens, who was invited to the Yankees’ training camp, also hit a home run this Sunday, which was his second in consecutive days after Saturday’s homer in the game against the Detroit Tigers.

Torrens’ hit, to the opposite wing, increased the Yankees’ lead 8-1 and put him ahead to earn a spot on the team’s roster and give competition to José Treviño at catcher.

Part of the high level shown in these first two meetings with the Mulos is due to the campaign he carried out in Venezuelan winter baseball with the Tiburones de la Guaira, with whom he became champion as a reinforcement, being one of the best hitters and later his work He replicated it in the Miami 2024 Caribbean Series, with whom he also won the title.

The Yankees have begun Spring Training 2024 with a balance of two wins and one loss, the first setback occurring this Sunday when they lost 4-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies, with an alternative roster that had the Venezuelans Oswald Peraza, Oswaldo Cabrera as its main pieces and Everson Pereira.

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