{"id":7873,"date":"2024-10-05T07:37:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7873"},"modified":"2024-10-05T07:37:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:37:27","slug":"juan-soto-set-to-make-incredible-baseball-history-on-saturday-during-alds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7873","title":{"rendered":"Juan Soto Set to Make Incredible Baseball History on Saturday During ALDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The New York Yankees will open up the ALDS on Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals and when they do, outfielder Juan Soto will make some incredible baseball history.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4854,h_2730,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/fastball\/01j9cwjq2payp8jevjwr.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) singles during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Sept 26.\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) singles during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Sept 26. \/ Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_i4tjzzd99\">The New York Yankees will open up the American League Division Series on Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium, and when they do, outfielder Juan Soto will make some incredible baseball history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ei3jq6v1z\">Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_113yf4b6a\"><em>Juan Soto will be the 1st player in MLB history to appear in a postseason game for 3 different teams before turning 27<br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>HE\u2019S 25\u2026HE&#8217;LL BE YOUNGEST TO DO SO BY MORE THAN A YEAR<br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>will pass Jason Heyward (27 y, 59 d) on Oct 7, 2016 for CHC (prev ATL, STL) h\/t @EliasSports<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_o84hrosxd\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1842311019797909682&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Ffannation%2Fmlb%2Ffastball%2Fhistory%2Fnew-york-yankees-juan-soto-set-to-make-incredible-baseball-history-on-saturday-during-alds-vs-kansas-city-royals&amp;sessionId=e25757da89bac6ba1b076105a5d5e7935107437d&amp;siteScreenName=FastballFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1842311019797909682\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qsolbksij\">Soto came up at the age of 19 with the Washington Nationals and made the playoffs with that organization, helping them win the World Series in 2019. He made the playoffs with the San Diego Padres as well, and now he&#8217;ll get there with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cyj3swhr4\">It feels shocking that this hasn&#8217;t happened before, but the combination of coming up so early, changing teams so often and being so productive is certainly a rare one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rv6n0f4tj\">It was a great first season in New York for Soto, who will be a free agent at season&#8217;s end. A four-time All-Star selection, he hit .288 this season while blasting 41 homers. He also drove in 109 runs, pairing with Aaron Judge to make up the best-hitting duo in the American League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7br3vd4g3\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">When he hits free agency, he&#8217;s expected to command a salary of more than $500 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m061tjo3g\">The\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_ksj615\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/team\/new-york-yankees\" aria-label=\"Yankees - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\">Yankees<\/a>\u00a0and Royals will open up the series on Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET. 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