By Miguel Rapetti
The Dominican outfielder of the New York Yankees, Juan Soto, is living a dream debut with his new currency by being the protagonist during the opening series of the season where his team won the four away games at Minute Maid Park against the Houston Astros.
Soto, who was the main protagonist in the last duel, where the Yankees beat their rival 5-4, spoke about his first official experience with the Mules after Spring Training and assured that he always dreamed of a debut similar to the one he has had.
The Hispanic protagonist has hit .529 (17-9) with one home run and four RBIs, which is why he was the first to be sought out by the media to talk about his first steps with the striped jersey.
“That’s the kind of start I wanted. I worked very hard in the winter and also in spring training, to be successful at the beginning of the year. Thank God it’s happening my way,” commented the World Series champion with the Washington Nationals.
Later, Soto talked about his confrontations against rivals and especially the one he played against Josh Hader, his former teammate in San Diego Padres, to whom he gave the winning hit this Sunday.
“That’s what we play for (to hit the ball at the key moment). We all know there will be times when we fail, and sometimes we will succeed, but I always want to be there at home plate. I don’t mind being out there batting and getting all those boos or all those applause. “I’m always ready for the moment,” he added.
Regarding Soto’s key turn, manager Aaron Boone declared that he ended up sentencing something that had been seen throughout the first four games.
“I think it just put the icing on the cake in the series, from what we saw in his at-bats,” Boone said. “There he was hitting against one of the great closers in the game. It was just a great shift; a killer turn to finish the series,” concluded the Yankees manager.
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