Yankees right fielder, Juan Soto slid hard into the right field foul wall in the seventh inning of the game in Seattle attempting to snag a foul ball. He appeared to slip going into his slide and his legs got caught up awkwardly underneath him. Training staff and teammates attended to him while umpires discussed whether or not a fan had interfered with the ball’s trajectory. After a pretty lengthy time, Soto got back up and walked around gingerly. His pants were torn but he stayed in the game. Soto and Aaron Judge even talked with one another in centerfield watching the replay on the T-Mobile jumbotron.
The Yankees Loss Was Anti-Climactic
Following Soto’s scary spill in the field, the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners seemed fairly unimportant. The Yankees clinched a playoff spot the previous night and seemed flat in the aftermath. The YES Network crew spent more time recalling the celebration in the locker room than they did actually calling the game at hand.
All the scoring took place in the first three innings. The Mariners jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a sequence of sacrifice flies and fielding errors by the Yankees, punctuated by a dink or a dunk here or there. The Yankees responded with a Jazz Chisholm two-run homer in the third. The rest of the game was quiet, except for the Soto wall collision.
Juan Soto’s Injury Status
ESPN is reporting that Soto is scheduled to have x-rays taken of his leg. Soto told ESPN, “I was really worried.” He went on to say, “I went straight into the concrete, and when I threw the ball, I just felt a lot of pain in my kneecap. Definitely, with time, [the pain] started going down and feeling better. Definitely, it was a little scary right there.” Manager Aaron Boone, also quoted by ESPN, added “[he]banged his knee pretty good” and will get X-rays “just to make sure.”
It was a sobering moment for Yankees fans. Luckily, it seems the worst was avoided. Losing Soto for the post-season (or Judge) would be a serious blow to their World Series aspirations. It’s been a while since people saw the Yankees in the playoffs and they certainly don’t want to miss it this time.
On to Oakland
The Yankees begin a three-game series with the Oakland A’s on Friday. With the A’s moving to Las Vegas in a few years, these will be the Yankees’ final games in the Oakland Coliseum. It’s been a long time since meaningful games were played between the two teams. Derek Jeter’s ridiculous backhand throw to the plate after sprinting across the infield in the playoffs (yes, that was in Yankees Stadium) are just highlight clips to preview games. But there is a lot of history against Oakland. The chapter of that history will come to a close this weekend.
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