New York Yankees star outfielder Juan Soto hit his first home run at Yankee Stadium on Monday night, resulting in a standing ovation.
Even though Soto may not have gotten all of it, the bomb over the short porch did not disappoint. It came off the bat with an exit velocity of 107.7 miles per hour and traveled 384 feet.
Soto has been on a tear to begin the season, and this home run raised his OPS to 1.032. He's been a perfect fit in the Yankees lineup. His approach at the plate doesn't solely rely on using the short porch, but it will be a recurring theme watching him pull home runs into the right field seats.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUAN SOTO NEARLY HITS THE MOON!<br><br>HIS FIRST YANKEE STADIUM HOME RUN AS A YANKEE!<br><br>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Yankees</a>) <a href="https://t.co/pSjVyYgbtQ">pic.twitter.com/pSjVyYgbtQ</a></p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1777473554700796402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
