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Yankees hitter Juan Soto destroys the White Sox in the first 3-HR game of his career


Yankees hitter Juan Soto destroys the White Sox in the first 3-HR game of his career

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 13: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the third inning against Jonathan Cannon of the Chicago White Sox (not pictured) at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Juan Soto has hit many home runs in his relatively short MLB career.

On Tuesday, he accomplished something he had never done before at the MLB level: hit three home runs in a single game. Soto steamrolled the White Sox pitchers with home runs in the third, fifth and seventh innings, accounting for each of the Yankees’ four runs batted in that gave them a 4-0 lead.

White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon out-pitched Soto’s first at-bat. Soto was struck out on the second pitch and the White Sox came out of the inning unscathed.

In the third inning, things took a dramatic turn. Cannon hung a 94 mph sinker over the middle of the plate, and Soto paid for it. Soto hit the ball with the butt of his bat for a home run to the opposite field that flew into the bullpen beyond the left outfield wall and gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

Cannon stayed on the mound to start the fifth inning. This time, Soto was first, extending the score to 3-1 in his favor. Cannon’s fifth pitch in the at-at was a cutter that hit the outside of the plate. Soto again went to the other side of the field, this time sending the ball into the left-center field bleachers.

In Soto’s fourth at-bat, Cannon was done for. This time, Soto faced White Sox relief pitcher Fraser Ellard after the Yankees had a 3-0 lead thanks to his previous two at-bat appearances.

Ellard fared no better. Ellard got Soto to the full count on five pitches. His sixth was a 95 mph fastball that stayed high and in the inside corner. Soto turned and threw the ball into the right field bleachers for his third home run of the game.

The solo shot increased New York’s lead to 4-0.

After a relatively mediocre season with the San Diego Padres, Juan Soto is back in form in New York and is one of baseball’s best hitters. He entered Tuesday with a batting average of .302/.431/.586, 30 home runs and 82 RBIs in 116 games.

Now he has hit three more home runs, putting him ahead of Aaron Judge as one half of the most dangerous duo in baseball.

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