Latest Juan Soto News

McNeil's latest homer sends Mets to 3-2 win over Yankees in Subway Series opener

Jul. 23, 2024 22:51 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil kept up his sudden power surge with a two-run homer that snapped a sixth-inning tie, and the New York Mets held off the New York Yankees 3-2 on Tuesday night in their Subway Series opener. Jose Quintana (5-6) and five relievers combined on a five-hitter...

Juan Soto hits 2 of Yankees' 5 homers in 9-1 rout of Rays

Jul. 22, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit two of the Yankees’ five home runs and New York salvaged a four-game series split with a 9-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Soto had his fourth multi-homer game this season since coming over in a December trade and 21st of his career,...

After Soto's departure, San Diego's record looks similar to last year

Jul. 22, 2024 06:03 AM EDT

Juan Soto has come and gone, and the San Diego Padres don't seem to have changed much. The Padres were 12 games over .500 in August 2022 when they acquired Soto in a blockbuster deal with the Washington Nationals. They finished that year a distant second to the Dodgers in the NL...

Michael King and two relievers toss 2-hitter as Padres edge the Guardians 2-1

Jul. 21, 2024 17:27 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael King did not allow a hit until the seventh inning, Kyle Higashioka had a two-run double and the San Diego Padres beat the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Sunday. King’s bid for the second no-hitter in franchise history ended...

Gerrit Cole works 6 strong innings, Juan Soto goes 4 for 4 as Yankees beat Rays 6-1

Jul. 19, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six strong innings, Juan Soto went 4 for 4 and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night. Cole (3-1), making his sixth start since returning from right elbow inflammation on June 20, allowed one run and six hits...

Judge and Ohtani are the MVP favorites, but there's plenty of time left in baseball's award races

Jul. 19, 2024 07:32 AM EDT

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the front-runners for baseball's MVP awards, according to the oddsmakers. It's only the All-Star break, but one or two clear favorites have emerged for several of the game's top honors. With play set to resume again Friday, here's a look at what the...

Paul Skenes says `I feel like I’m one of them' after hitless inning against All-Stars

Jul. 17, 2024 00:37 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes walked onto the Globe Life Field mound, 66 days after his major league debut, 13 months after he was pitching in college. The public-address system played Smash Mouth’s “All Star,” and he really was one. “I don’t think I blacked out...

Jarren Duran's 2-run HR gives AL a 5-3 win over NL in All-Star Game started by rookie pitcher Skenes

Jul. 17, 2024 00:24 AM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Speedy Jarren Duran describes himself as a player who keeps his head down, works hard and never thinks of himself as being better than anybody else. Duran turned some heads in his first All-Star Game, hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer for the American...

Yankees, Orioles both score 3 in the ninth. After all that chaos, Baltimore leads the division by 1

Jul. 14, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees were about to take first place from the Baltimore Orioles — and then they let it slip from their grasp and watched it sail away. In a wild ninth inning in which each closer allowed three runs, the Orioles took a one-game lead over New York in...

Aaron Judge sets Yankees record with his 34th home run before the All-Star break

Jul. 13, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge set another record, albeit a fairly obscure one. No wonder he tried to shift the focus to another big win for the New York Yankees. Judge set a franchise record Saturday with his 34th home run before the All-Star break. Roger Maris hit 33...