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Mon. Sep 9th, 2024

Juan Soto delivers an epic three-hit performance for the Yankees

CHICAGO — Juan Soto’s long list of hits grew Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The Yankees star crushed three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, putting his team up 4-0 in seven innings against the White Sox.

Soto’s first two homers of the night went to the opposite field before he laced the third to right field in a left-to-left game in the top of the seventh inning.

Juan Soto swings his bat after hitting his third homer of the game during the game between the Yankees and the White Sox on August 13, 2024. A?
Juan Soto celebrates with his Yankees teammates after hitting his second homer of the game against the White Sox on August 13, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

In one night, Soto came within striking distance of breaking his single-season career high, which had been the 35 homers he hit last year with the Padres.

He now has 33 club hits in his first season in pinstripes, continuing a monster ride a year before he faces free agency this offseason.

Juan Soto hits a two-run homer in the third inning, the first of three hits in the game, during the Yankees-White Sox game on August 13, 2024. A?

When Soto homered in the fifth inning — his second of the night off White Sox shortstop Jonathan Cannon — he marked the 23rd time in his career that he’s hit two home runs in a game.

He then capped that performance in the seventh with a long ball from left-handed reliever Fraser Ellard.

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