Juan Soto made his New York Yankees spring coaching debut on Sunday in a house sport in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays. He made positive to make first impression, too.

Soto, who walked and grounded out in his first two journeys to the plate, gave the followers in attendance one thing to recollect in plate look No. 3. That got here within the fourth inning, when he stepped to the dish in opposition to Toronto right-hander Trevor Richards with two runners on base and two outs within the body.

Soto labored a 1-0 rely earlier than unleashing on an elevated fastball. You learn the headline, you already know the place that is going. The identical was true for Soto and the baseball as he watched it sail towards (after which off) the massive scoreboard in left-center subject. Observe for your self beneath because of the trendy miracles of the web and the movement image:

In keeping with Statcast, Soto’s residence run left the bat touring at 110.1 mph. It carried an estimated 428 ft, which might have made it a house run in all 30 MLB ballparks. 

Soto is, after all, coming into his stroll yr. The Yankees obtained him as a part of a blockbuster commerce with the San Diego Padres again in December. The Yankees additionally added veteran outfielder Trent Grisham in that deal, whereas relinquishing pitchers Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, Michael King, and Randy Vásquez, in addition to backstop Kyle Higashioka.

Soto, 25, is on a Corridor of Fame trajectory by means of his first six MLB seasons. He’ll enter the common season with profession marks that embrace a .284/.421/.524 (157 OPS+) slash line, 160 residence runs, and 28.6 Wins Above Substitute, per Baseball Reference’s estimates.

Soto and the Yankees will start the common season on the street in Houston in opposition to the Astros on March 28.