Juan Soto bringing his ‘electric’ Yankees start to The Bronx
NY Post
It will take more than just a hero’s welcome in The Bronx to get Juan Soto to stick around beyond this year.
And even if capacity crowds at Yankee Stadium were to pass the hat for 81 games, they still may not find enough money to sign Soto to an extension, unless that hat made its way through the owner’s box.
But however long the relationship lasts, The Bronx will get its first chance to see Soto wearing regular-season pinstripes on Friday afternoon in the Yankees’ home opener against the Blue Jays.
And given how Soto’s first week as a Yankee went, it may be more “electric” than even he envisioned this spring.
“Buzzy. Buzzy. Buzz-worthy,” manager Aaron Boone said of what he expected Soto’s home debut to be like.
With the Yankees coming off an impressive 6-1 road trip against the Astros and Diamondbacks to start the season, the welcome will be much warmer than the forecasted temperature.
Just when it appeared that the Rangers might — might — have been gaining at least a smidgen of traction, they lost not only a 3-0 first-period lead, they lost not only a 4-3 third-period lead, they lost not only a 5-4 overtime game to Dallas at the Garden on Monday, but they also lost their tenuous foothold.