Soto hits a home run and responds to the ‘walk’ opponent with a ‘37.7 seconds’ ceremony

The New York Yankees were once again provoked by their global rivals. Again, the Yankees responded strongly.

The Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-1 in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at the Bronx Yankee Stadium in New York on the 23rd (Korea time).

What drew attention was the process rather than the outcome. The Yankees overwhelmed Tampa Bay on the day by banking on starting pitcher Carlos Rodon’s good pitching. However, Rodon’s no-hitter record, which continued until the fifth inning with one out, was broken. Tampa Bay outfielder Jose Siri hit a superior solo shot, making his team’s first hit and first run.

After the home run, however, he stimulated the Yankees. After hitting the home run, Siri slowly ran around the base. He also walked and celebrated in the middle. It took about 32.6 seconds. Siri’s ceremony stimulated the Yankees’ bench. A video of Yankees captain Aaron Judge staring hard at Siri was also caught on the broadcast screen.

Siri said it was nothing special. According to MLB.COM, Siri spent an average of 29.3 seconds (second in the league) running the bases after a home run this season, not much different from the previous day.

However, as Judge’s expression showed, the Yankees accepted it as a provocation. Then, in the seventh inning, Juan Soto, who is playing the centerpiece of the team along with Judge, stepped forward. Soto came out as the first batter in the bottom of the seventh inning and hit a home run over the right fence with two strikes on a no-ball.

Soto was even better than Siri. After hitting the homer, he leaned to the left and checked, and when the ball was declared, he slowly started to play the base. When he headed to the second base beyond the first base, he raised his arms and threw a ceremony, and slowly continued to jog until he arrived at home plate. The MLB.COM reported that Soto’s speed on the base was the slowest this year. It was the third slowest play in the past five years. With multiple home runs (24th and 25th), Soto led his team win by scoring three hits, four RBIs and two runs from five times at bat.

“I was just trying to make sure (the pose after the home run) was fair,” Soto said in an interview after the game. “I was trying to go comfortably because it was hot and difficult.”토토사이트 모음

The Yankees, which boasts the largest number of fans in the American League East, are engaged in a fierce war of nerves with teams in the same district this season as a national team. Not only will they compete with the “original rival” Boston Red Sox, but they will also face the Baltimore Orioles, which have been in a race for ranking for two consecutive years since last year. The two teams have already had several controversies over dead balls and bench-clearing.