Juan Soto happy to be in the Yankees | AP
Juan Soto He placed a cap on his head. New York Yankees to offer their press conference via Zoom.
“It’s just a different feeling,” he commented on Tuesday, envisioning what the experience of playing will be like for a passionate, demanding and critical audience. “Since you were little you always see that. There’s definitely a great vibe, a great feeling when playing in New York and in that park. The fans, the crowd, they’re amazing, even when they weren’t cheering me, when they were booing me and all that. I really enjoyed being there. It was quite a nice thing for me.”
He Dominican outfielder also reflected on playing in the Bronxthe New York county where Yankee Stadium is located and where many of his compatriots reside.
“It will be very exciting for me to play in New York City,” Soto pointed out. “As I have always said, it is nice to come here (to New York) and do our best for the Dominican community. And not only for the Dominican, but for the entire Hispanic community in New York… We hope to win as many games as possible and that we can enjoy it much more.”
Soto spoke six days after he was acquired by the Yankees from San Diego, along with Gold Glove-winning center fielder Trent Grisham for right-handed pitchers. Michael King, Jhony Brito, Randy Vásquez and Drew Thorpe, as well as catcher Kyle Higashioka.
Three-time All-Star outfielder, Soto would earn about $32 million next season. The player, who turned 25 in October, He can declare himself a free agent after the next World Series.
Soto was playing Nintendo when Padres general manager AJ Preller called to tell him of the trade that would send him to New York, after the team’s worst season since 1992.
The Dominican avoided questions about a possible long-term agreement with the Yankees, by clarifying that any negotiation in which you are interested the club can be made with his agent Scott Boras.
From Miami, Soto spoke while a chain hung from his neck with his number, 22. In his career, he has hit four home runs in 23 at-bats in the Yankee Stadium. He hit a pair of homers on June 13, 2018. Now, he hopes to play regularly in front of a crowd that tends to be a lot of Dominicans and in a area where some of his uncles and friends reside.
New York finished with a .227 batting average, 29th among the 30 major league teams. In races, he ranked 25th with 673. The Yankees have added three left-handed hitters: Soto, Grisham and Mexican Alex Verdugo.
Soto hit .275 with 35 homers, 109 RBIs and an OPS of .930 in his only full season with the Padres, who acquired him at Washington on August 2, 2022, after he rejected an offer from the Nationals for 15 years and $440 million.
2023-12-13 03:41:30
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