The New York Yankees opened 2024 with a four-game sweep at Houston, and their new star outfielder made big plays the whole way. Juan Soto threw the tying run out at the plate in the ninth inning of the opener. He had three hits and a bases-loaded walk the following day. Then he homered Saturday night.
New York Yankees’ Juan Soto celebrates after hitting an RBI single during the ninth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Houston Astros, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Houston. Orioles starting pitcher Corbin Burnes throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Baltimore.
With the health of Gerrit Cole hanging over the Yankees’ season, is it possible we’ve underestimated what a boost New York can expect from Soto? This is a player whose 2022 trade from Washington to San Diego felt like a truly seismic deadline deal, and although the Padres went through a disappointing season last year, Soto remained excellent. He doesn’t turn 26 until October.
While Soto was storming through his first four games in Houston, the defending AL East champions got off to a fine start themselves. Baltimore scored 24 runs in its first two games against the Los Angeles Angels. And the Orioles had to love what they saw from Burnes, who was acquired to be their ace and looked every bit of that in an 11-3 win Thursday.
Three of those teams will stay on the road, with only Milwaukee coming back for its home opener Tuesday against Minnesota.It was an abbreviated week, but there were still a few good candidates for this: On Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Then Jonathan India doubled, Will Benson tied it with a two-run homer, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand followed with a solo shot to win it.
Among American League teams, only Texas has a longer current Cy Young drought than Baltimore. The Rangers have never won one, although Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom — currently on the injured list for Texas — have won the award five times for other franchises.
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