Yankees’ Juan Soto Answered Angels Pitcher’s Question for Umpire in Amusing Exchange

The New York Yankees pulled off a comeback victory against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon, rallying in the top of the ninth inning as they deftly turned a 5–3 deficit into a 7–5 lead.

After Anthony Volpe hit an RBI triple to make it a one-run game, Soto came to the plate and gave the Yankees the lead, unloading a 398-foot blast to right center field off of Camilo Doval.

Soto took a moment to admire his moonshot, too. After the no-doubt home run came off the bat, Soto stopped and watched it fly into the stands before taking a step and launching a huge bat flip.

The two-run blast in the ninth inning was Soto's second home run of the game. He's now up to 17 homers in his first season in New York as he and Aaron Judge have been putting on a show on a near nightly basis of late.

The Yankees improved to 42–19 with Sunday's win, and Soto's contributions to the victory can't be understated. Aaron Boone commended his performance after the game, too.

"That's some savage at-bats right there," Boone said of the star outfielder via the YES Network.

The team is off on Monday before it returns to New York for a series against the Minnesota Twins, which gets underway on Tuesday.

New York Yankees fans were left perplexed after Juan Soto did not return following the rain delay during Thursday's game against the Minnesota Twins.

The team later announced that Soto was removed from the game due to left forearm soreness.

On Thursday night, manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Soto was evaluated during the rain delay by Dr. Christopher Ahmad. They decided it was best not to push it when it came to the ailment, prompting the team to keep him out of the game when play resumed, according to Meredith Marakovits of the YES Network.

Boone noted that Soto's been dealing with soreness in the forearm for around a week, and the superstar outfielder is set to undergo imaging on the injury on Friday.

Soto addressed the injury with reporters Thursday evening and noted that he's been trying to "grind through" the pain for almost two weeks. He added that the soreness he feels in his forearm "doesn't stop [him] with anything baseball-wise."

New York has won eight straight games and have swept the Twins and San Francisco Giants consecutively. They begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, though it's unclear if Soto will be available.

In three plate appearances on Thursday, Soto went 0-for-1 with two walks and a run. He's slashing .318/.424/.603 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI in his first season in the Bronx.