See ya, Oriole Park! Soto blasts one to Eutaw Street
BALTIMORE -- The stare was ice cold, displayed immediately after Juan Soto launched one deep for what would be announced as the second-longest homer to reach Eutaw Street. The Yankees slugger flipped his bat dismissively, then savored his trot around the bases. There had been beef between Soto and Orioles
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This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- The Yankees had been deep in negotiations with the Padres for days, repeatedly volleying proposals that could deliver Juan Soto to
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