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What is Juan Soto’s historic home run record?
This Sunday, the New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 8-7 at Yankee Stadium, and the 25-year-old Dominican player reached another career milestone.
Juan Soto continues to have a great future in the current season ofa Major League Baseball.
Since his arrival with the New York Yankees, the team has managed to boost its offense; this Sunday, in the game against the Texas Rangers, the Dominican outfielder hit his 29th and 30th home runs of the season.
The Rangers were the only one of the 30 MLB franchises against which the Dominican player had not been able to hit a home run; Soto Pacheco hit the pair of home runs in the 8-7 victory at Yankee Stadium.
Juan Jose Soto Pacheco has hit 19 home runs against the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies; 14 against the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants; and 10 against the Colorado Rockies, the franchises he has hit the most.
The Dominican maintains an offensive line of .304/.429/.589 with a 1.018 OPS, 24 doubles, 4 triples, 30 home runs, 82 RBIs, and 95 walks.
“Like I said in the beginning of the season, I want to try to hit a homer in every ballpark, but hearing that is really nice,” said the Dominican after achieving the record.