That's what Juan Soto injected into Yankee Stadium in the seventh inning when he turned on a 1-0 fastball offering from Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Chris Devenski and blasted the ball 409 feet into the right-field seats, sending
But the best reactions came from Soto's Yankees teammates, especially Aaron Judge, who had a front-row seat to the dinger while standing in the on-deck circle. Judge's face lit up as soon as he saw Soto put bat to ball, and the Yankees captain shouted some choice words in elation at Soto, who responded with an energized reaction of his own.Yankees catcher Austin Wells, like Judge, immediately knew where the ball was headed off Soto's bat.
But as good as Soto has been with the bat and glove, his impact clearly goes beyond his stellar production. The Yankees feed off of Soto's electricity.