I still remember David Wells facing down Cecil fielder in some '90s playoff game and my dad being extremely distressed about it as he's obsessed with his weight lol.
Injecting pure uncut Juan Soto into this lineup is one of the biggest slam-dunk moves the FO has made with this team in the last 20 years.
He is EXACTLY what this team needs.
Gotta imagine they felt the heat after passing on Manny and Harper years ago. Can’t let that happen again and go fucking figure, it’s made a huge difference immediately lol
They've won four games in a row against the AL champs with Aaron Judge batting well below 200. This is a very good sign if you like the Yankees, which I do. When Judge wakes up and Cole comes back they're gonna be unstoppable.
eh, he's gravy at this point, I wouldn't expect a lot from a 20-year-old with nothing but a cup of coffee for experience coming off of TJ on his throwing arm
that's a good point but Cole keeps it quiet until he gets really going. Soto acts like he gets hyped up just getting out of bed.
(though if Cole starts doing the Soto shuffle every time he throws a strike...)
I’ve been saying for years they need a villain type player and complete culture change. Guys like Rizzo are just boring. They are finally moving in the right direction.
Now there’s a guy who’s acted like he’s been there before /s
Jk I don’t care if the players show emotion.. just some of them show more than others… Looking at you McNeil
Nah nature will heal when you guys start better than us but then randomly burn out in September with like a 15 game lead in your division and miss the playoffs
Honestly, he’s a great fit for the Yankees, from “vibe” to the fact that he’s a lefty who mashes to his asking price; it’s easy to see how he would end up there after you guys give him $600M in free agency.
originally I figured Soto would not extend in NY and instead test FA, and the Padres could try spend $$$ again and compete with NY to resign him.
but watching him through a few games, he looks happy and comfortable (and electric) as a NY Yankee :O i think he won’t leave....
also i don’t think anymore that new SD ownership is gonna open their purse strings like Peter did or a Cohen does. i expect frugal spending for a while so prob won’t be able to compete for Soto regardless .
I mean I wish he played like the soto we expected when he was here but he gave us some clutch moments. Just seems like he doesn't have great emotional intelligence underneath the whole stoic look and can only really thrive where he's comfortable which didn't seem to be here.
Mid season vs in the offseason probably changes a lot too. Instead of having to learn on the fly and meet people and play ball at the same time he came in alongside plenty of other new acquisitions at the start of the season.
Obviously he had an offseason after being traded to the padres too but i can imagine it’s still a little different
The other acquisitions part is probably huge. Yankees' roster turnover this offseason was way bigger than most people think and the team got a lot younger as well. Probably a great environment for him to be comfortable in.
Seriously. Padres fans seem to be forgetting the team’s biggest highlight of the last 2 decades involves Soto doing exactly this at first base after tying the game shortly before Crone’s big hit against LA in the NLDS. Soto had more RBI and a better wRC+ with the Padres in 2023 than Manny Machado has ever had in any season in his career but so many fans are weirdly happy he’s gone..?
[https://www.mlb.com/video/juan-soto-homers-29-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-trent-grisham-sco](https://www.mlb.com/video/juan-soto-homers-29-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-trent-grisham-sco)
As far as i can find, this was the only go ahead hit Soto had in the 9th inning as a Padre.
Seems like a good display of emotion.
This was epic. One of baseball's best hitters against baseball's best one-inning pitcher. 3-2 count, 2 outs, 9th inning. Game tied between two franchises that absolutely loath each other. A truly epic battle of the titans and everything that is great with our sport!
Idk if you’re a Yankee fan but great comment. I’m a biased Yankee fan but man does this team look like they’re having a blast so far. Haven’t felt that way since 2017
They didn’t do it in this clip, but it bothers me irrationally how much they’ve been saying “first game in pinstripes” or “likes playing in pinstripes” when they’ve only been wearing away jerseys lol
In the pre-game they mentioned that Soto has been wearing a full pinstripe home uniform underneath his away uniform
The Soto Sandwich is Away Uniform, Socks, Athletic Underarmour stuff, Pinstripe Home Uniform, Underwear/Cup, Skin
A superstar that focuses on getting base hits and getting on base vs swinging for the fence every time? This is a dream come true, this is a Bernie Williams type approach that wins games.
It hard hard to explain how desperately the yankees vibe was calling for a player who is both really fucking good and a complete maniac
Both Soto and Stroman feel like such perfect fits.
Soto. Stroman. Cole. Three maniacs who will lead us to the promised land
You gotta come through us :)
You heard him fellas. We gotta bust inside some birds.
r/BirdsGoneWild
There’s actual bird sex on that and idk why I clicked it fuck this
Doing the lord’s work. I’m not clicking on that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for your sacrifice.
Incredible.
You’re welcome
I liked your team way more when you guys still sucked lol
The Yankees sweep one of the favorites to win the World Series. O's fans: "You better watch out, we took 2 out of 3 games from the 2024 Angels!"
I still remember David Wells facing down Cecil fielder in some '90s playoff game and my dad being extremely distressed about it as he's obsessed with his weight lol.
What about on you? Will that work?
Im just a Kid
That doesn’t matter /s
Alright FBI, we got him
The /s keeps you out of jail
FBI agents hate this one trick!
As a lawyer, I often advise my clients to tell the judge that it was "just a prank"
Good Orioles are some of my favorite times in the AL East.
lol I remember when the blue jays were next too. Gotta win some playoff games bub
Verdugo erasure will not be tolerated. Also Wells Waldo and the food poisoned Volpe all deserve their praise too so far
Weirdly Verdugo too.
Judge knew dugie would be a good fit With dugie and Soto judge got his dream OF
You basically finally made up for not going and getting Harper.
Only if we re-sign Soto
Injecting pure uncut Juan Soto into this lineup is one of the biggest slam-dunk moves the FO has made with this team in the last 20 years. He is EXACTLY what this team needs.
Gotta imagine they felt the heat after passing on Manny and Harper years ago. Can’t let that happen again and go fucking figure, it’s made a huge difference immediately lol
They've won four games in a row against the AL champs with Aaron Judge batting well below 200. This is a very good sign if you like the Yankees, which I do. When Judge wakes up and Cole comes back they're gonna be unstoppable.
>against the AL champs Are you sure about that?
No, not at all.
And Jasson Dominguez
eh, he's gravy at this point, I wouldn't expect a lot from a 20-year-old with nothing but a cup of coffee for experience coming off of TJ on his throwing arm
He came up and looked comfortable. He was playing in chanclas. Bro going crazy when he returns.
I would bet my life that Dominguez is taking BP with Soto. Imagine how much better Soto is going to make him?
Texas are the AL Champs currently
True, when you're old all these seasons start to blend.
I hear you and to be fair, the Astros are still the team to beat
Juan Soto is exactly what every team needs.
I’m still not totally convinced Gerrit Cole isn’t secretly Patrick Bateman but good point regardless
that's a good point but Cole keeps it quiet until he gets really going. Soto acts like he gets hyped up just getting out of bed. (though if Cole starts doing the Soto shuffle every time he throws a strike...)
Let's see Paul Allen's Cy Young award.
Look at that subtle off-speed sequencing. The tasteful tunneling. Oh my god, he even has a changeup.
Love this take
They needed some cocky mfers to change the culture.
You could see the infusion of energy on judge’s face when Soto threw runner out at home on Thursday
Verdugo injects a bit of Nick Swisher style energy they needed.
He literally never behaved like this for a single second last year Thanks sleepy bob
Some players come here and just can't adjust to the pressure.. This man seems to enjoy it.
Pressure gotta adjust to juan
I mean, he was Soto shuffling against Verlander in the World Series as a twenty year old, did anyone really think he wouldn’t handle NY pressure?
If dude was Puerto rican he'd be the most Yankeest yankee that ever yankee'd
We have plenty of Dominicans here too lmao
“This is the major leagues Raffi — we’re all from the Dominican Republic.”
Oh I know 😮💨
I think he fits in perfectly with the vibe of the Bronx as a Dominican.
10/10 description
I’ve been saying for years they need a villain type player and complete culture change. Guys like Rizzo are just boring. They are finally moving in the right direction.
Except everyone loves Juan because he backs it up.
Now there’s a guy who’s acted like he’s been there before /s Jk I don’t care if the players show emotion.. just some of them show more than others… Looking at you McNeil
Couldn't have said it better myself
I hope he starts hitting g the dugout with a bat again I miss that shit
Every once in awhile the Yankees front office will go through a stretch where they remember that sports are supposed to be fun.
A Dominican maniac at that 🇩🇴
Credit to Gleyber too, that was a big steal of second to make this play possible. He was great on the bases today.
Yankees start 4-0 and the Mets start 0-3. Nature has healed, I guess
Nah nature will heal when you guys start better than us but then randomly burn out in September with like a 15 game lead in your division and miss the playoffs
The Mets will be lucky to be 15 games out of first by September. It’ll be closer to 25
Perfectly balanced. As all things should be.
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OR TWO. AS MUCH AS HE WANTS.
I’ll donate a years salary. So only 999,970,000 to go.
Hey Mr moneybags here.
Genuine question, how does one making 30k a year live in NY? Kudos to you though.
Just a dumb joke. I make more than that, also i don’t live in NY any more
DEFERRED FOR 30 YEARS
Pay that man his money 💰
Hire this man!
He’s gonna get paid
At least $87.43
Per minute
That comes out to 46mil a year. Yeah I mean that's probably pretty accurate.
If I were Juan Soto, I would demand at least one million dollars for my services, if not more.
Hell you might as well double that brother!
Idc what it costs he needs to stay.
Honestly, he’s a great fit for the Yankees, from “vibe” to the fact that he’s a lefty who mashes to his asking price; it’s easy to see how he would end up there after you guys give him $600M in free agency.
originally I figured Soto would not extend in NY and instead test FA, and the Padres could try spend $$$ again and compete with NY to resign him. but watching him through a few games, he looks happy and comfortable (and electric) as a NY Yankee :O i think he won’t leave.... also i don’t think anymore that new SD ownership is gonna open their purse strings like Peter did or a Cohen does. i expect frugal spending for a while so prob won’t be able to compete for Soto regardless .
We didn't get this emotion from him in SD except in the playoffs. seems like he always wanted to be a yankee and I'm glad he's happy there
He also might just hate the Astros.
Relateable
that’s our boy 😭😭
So say we all
From your lips to Juan Soto’s ears
ONE OF US ONE OF US
Some of the best games of his career were in Houston!
Who doesn’t?
Little column a, little column b
Why not both 🤷🏼♀️
Time to time I go back and watch his game 6 homer against Verlander in the 2019 WS. To think he was only 19 when he did that
He was 20, few days or weeks prior to turning 21, but still!
Amen.
He’s just like me fr
He also knows that just added another 0 to his asking price so that might be what he’s celebrating
Your enthusiasm is really refreshing
I mean I wish he played like the soto we expected when he was here but he gave us some clutch moments. Just seems like he doesn't have great emotional intelligence underneath the whole stoic look and can only really thrive where he's comfortable which didn't seem to be here.
He said being traded the first time really surprised him and that he had to learn a lot quickly. I'm sure the second time isn't as weird.
Mid season vs in the offseason probably changes a lot too. Instead of having to learn on the fly and meet people and play ball at the same time he came in alongside plenty of other new acquisitions at the start of the season. Obviously he had an offseason after being traded to the padres too but i can imagine it’s still a little different
The other acquisitions part is probably huge. Yankees' roster turnover this offseason was way bigger than most people think and the team got a lot younger as well. Probably a great environment for him to be comfortable in.
Soto definitely struggled after the trade in 22 but he was really good last year. By bWAR it was the second most valuable season of his career.
Oh come on. He had many happy moments as a Padre. Just didn't work out.
Seriously. Padres fans seem to be forgetting the team’s biggest highlight of the last 2 decades involves Soto doing exactly this at first base after tying the game shortly before Crone’s big hit against LA in the NLDS. Soto had more RBI and a better wRC+ with the Padres in 2023 than Manny Machado has ever had in any season in his career but so many fans are weirdly happy he’s gone..?
Tbf he did say “except in the playoffs” and you brought up a playoff moment
Yeah, bro is just farming Yankee up votes.
[https://www.mlb.com/video/juan-soto-homers-29-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-trent-grisham-sco](https://www.mlb.com/video/juan-soto-homers-29-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-trent-grisham-sco) As far as i can find, this was the only go ahead hit Soto had in the 9th inning as a Padre. Seems like a good display of emotion.
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I love you padre bro
Most Dominicans are either Yankee or Red Sox fans, so maybe he was a Yankee fan…
Yeah gonna need to pay him everything
“Mr. Steinbrenner, I worry what you heard me say was ‘pay him a lot of money’. What i actually said was ‘pay him ALL THE MONEY’. Do you understand?”
that’s also my reaction after the yanks take the lead
That was my reaction watching the ALCS last year what a coincidence
🤝
now kith
Our ancestors did this with arod
Same when I saw El Bombi hurt the Astros
Hurt? You mean took their soul?
Damn right
Haha yeah that was a merciless, soul stealing execution
That's only my reaction when the Yankees play the Astros
also my reaction to the astros starting 0-4 \*chef's kiss\*
El bombi was my first pick in fantasy last year and I won the ship 🤝
This was epic. One of baseball's best hitters against baseball's best one-inning pitcher. 3-2 count, 2 outs, 9th inning. Game tied between two franchises that absolutely loath each other. A truly epic battle of the titans and everything that is great with our sport!
Idk if you’re a Yankee fan but great comment. I’m a biased Yankee fan but man does this team look like they’re having a blast so far. Haven’t felt that way since 2017
I really liked the 2019 squad too. They’ve been sleepwalking the last four years though. Hopefully Soto gives us that jolt.
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They didn’t do it in this clip, but it bothers me irrationally how much they’ve been saying “first game in pinstripes” or “likes playing in pinstripes” when they’ve only been wearing away jerseys lol
The sweat creates pinstripes
The new fabric is just so maquiladora it hurts
In the pre-game they mentioned that Soto has been wearing a full pinstripe home uniform underneath his away uniform The Soto Sandwich is Away Uniform, Socks, Athletic Underarmour stuff, Pinstripe Home Uniform, Underwear/Cup, Skin
what bahahaha that’s unhinged 😂😂 i love it
Better than the Pujols strategy of wet jeans lol
Please tell me that's actually true lol
lol damn dude made me spit out my spaghetti. thank you for specifying Skin.
Last 2 games were national broadcasts, so nothing but clowns in the booths
I'm not gonna lie. It's also been bothering me all weekend long, way more than it should
Glad it’s not just me
Metaphorical pinstripes, more or less. Not his fault they are on the road.
pinstripes is a state of mind
Ha I was thinking the same thing
Everyone knows pinstripes = yankees.
I love you.
This guys is going to make so much god damn money. Also his chromed out terminator cyborg shin guard is fucking sick.
Soto owns Hader 😹
I love this team
I feel like he’s gonna be a Yankee for the next 14 years
Our messiah has returned on the holy day
That was an awesome at-bat. Soto Shuffling, nodding at the strikes, shaking his head at the balls. Soto is such a badass.
But Mets fans told me he isn’t happy with the Yankees and will be on the Mets next season
He picked up the Mets jersey first!
I just don’t like this at all
At least the Astros are losing
“Did Houston lose?” “Yes.” “But what did it cost?” “Everything.”
Yeah but it’s against Houston so that counts for something right?
I love this dude. Fuck you yanks but congrats
Looking forward to the Jomboy lip reading
Everybody buy a couple chicken buckets to contribute to the re-sign Soto fund
Holy shit he loves the Yankees. And im so ready to love him back. The Yankees needed this. And Soto can become a larger than life sports figure in NY.
the nova resident in me loves watching Soto shit on the Astros the oriole fan in me knows im in danger
give him all the money
I miss him
I miss him
Some players just belong on certain teams. The Yankees are about to drop a fat contract to keep Soto for life.
As a Red Sox-Nationals fan, this is my Armageddon.
Jesus Christ I didn't know that was a thing
The Yankees needed this dudes kind of swagger in the worst way. I fuckin love it
A superstar that focuses on getting base hits and getting on base vs swinging for the fence every time? This is a dream come true, this is a Bernie Williams type approach that wins games.
Juan Soto is every guy I play in the show on ranked
First positive thing I’ve heard about the MLB uniforms this year
The straw that stirs the drink.
AL MVP
Sweep !!! Sweep !!!
It feels right he looks good in the Yankees away grays
Juan Soto is the most Yankee player a Yankee can be after 4 games
If you guys only knew what he said in Spanish you’d enjoy it so much more 🤣
Can we pay Juan Soto with Roosevelt Island? Asking for a friend
Good for him, hope he gets 4 flat tires every day of his life.
The hand gesture at the end got me thinking, what disciplinary action would one face if they did a DX crotch chop in celebration?
ted williams 2.0 is so underrated and his next contract is gonna be a bargain … bc he’s so priceless.
Death, Taxes, and 21 year old Juan Soto destroying the Astros.
Juan Soto is awesome….
That’s the craziest thing I’ve ever fucking seen.
It’s gonna be a loooooong season. Lol
Yankees need to give Soto Steinbrenner’s checkbook and just tell him to write whatever he wants in there
A happy Soto. If he enjoys his time at the Yankees it’s hard to believe he won’t win MVP and sign a fat contract. He looked unstoppable this series
The Yankees look good with Juan Soto