Juan Soto blasted a two-run homer early on in the New York Yankees' win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday, giving him a home run on eight consecutive hits.
Even though Juan Soto hasn't exactly been racking up hits as of late, he has still made sure to do plenty of damage at the plate.
Soto went 2-for-3 in the New York Yankees' 8-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. He opened things up with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, drew a walk in the third and then slapped a three-RBI double down the third base line in the fourth. Prior to his double, Soto had recorded eight hits over a nine-game span. All eight of those hits were home runs., Soto is now one of three American League players in the last 50 seasons to have eight straight hits be home runs. Albert Belle and Marcus Thames each did the same in 1995 and 2008, respectively.' Juan Soto is the one of three AL players over the last 50 seasons to have eight straight hits be home runs.Soto is now batting .302 with 36 home runs, 93 RBI, a 1.045 OPS and 7.
If Soto hits four more home runs before the end of 2024, he will become the eighth player in MLB history to record 200 home runs prior to his 26th birthday,SAM CONNON Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks. He previously covered UCLA Athletics for Sports Illustrated/FanNation's All Bruins, 247Sports' Bruin Report Online, Rivals' Bruin Blitz, the Bleav Podcast Network and the Daily Bruin, with his work as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
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