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Juan Soto swung his bat and felt it send a ball against the barrel, allowing himself a moment to take in a drive destined for the right-field seats. Looking toward the dugout, he flipped his bat and shouted, inviting his teammates to enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cSoto Show\u2019\u2019 continues to attract spectators nighly in the Bronx, where Juan has been greatly advertised. His three-run homer showed a five-run seventh-inning outburst as the New York Yankees <\/a>secured a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soto also delivered a leaping grab in the third inning, robbing Richie Palacios of an extra-base hit.
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No wonder he got a standing ovation and cries of \u201cM-V-P!\u2019\u2019 as he mounted his defensive position in the eighth, with New York hoping to entice the pending free agent to stay long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent through the first six frames, the Yankees exploited two Tampa Bay mistakes in the seventh, with second baseman Curtis Mead and first baseman Yandy Diaz committing miscues.
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Oswaldo Cabrera\u2019s run-scoring bouncer zapped past Diaz to tie the game, and Anthony Volpe snapped a 0-for-14 skid with a run-scoring single off Chris Devenski.
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This was before Soto crushed his fifth homer of the season, reaching the second deck in right field with a Statcast-calculated 409-foot blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More NBA News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault now charged with defrauding the ex-MLB player<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Juan Soto swung his bat and felt it send a ball against the barrel, allowing himself a moment to take in a drive destined for the right-field seats. Looking toward the dugout, he flipped his bat and shouted, inviting his teammates to enjoy the ride. The \u201cSoto Show\u2019\u2019 continues to attract spectators nighly in the Bronx, where Juan has been greatly advertised. His three-run homer showed a five-run seventh-inning outburst as the New York Yankees secured a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Soto also delivered a leaping grab in the third inning, robbing Richie Palacios of an extra-base hit. No wonder he got a standing ovation and cries of \u201cM-V-P!\u2019\u2019 as he mounted his defensive position in the eighth, with New York hoping to entice the pending free agent to stay long-term. 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More NBA News: Woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sex assault now charged with defrauding the ex-MLB player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,159],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\nSoto fires off as Yankees breeze past Rays - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Juan Soto brought fire to the MLS, after he delivered a bat swing that sent the New York Yankees ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. 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