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Juan Soto continues to amaze. On Friday night in Philadelphia, the 19-year old led a Washington Nationals’ power surge that included seven home runs by the team to down the Phillies 17-7.
Soto finished with four hits in six at-bats, two home runs and five RBIs. In doing so, the Nats’ young phenom add a couple more historic marks to his rookie campaign. He became the first teenager in Major League Baseball history to have a four-hit, two-home run game.
Juan Soto is the first teenager in @MLB history with a four-hit, two-homer game. #ChildishBambino pic.twitter.com/CvFnN8nWXs
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 30, 2018
The performance was also his second multi-home run game. Soto joined an elite list of players who have multi-home run games before their 20th birthday.
Complete list of players with multiple multi-HR games before turning 20:
Mel Ott
Ken Griffey Jr.
Bryce Harper
Juan Soto pic.twitter.com/uKRVqh8Vdr— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) June 30, 2018
Soto has been a pleasant addition since being called up since May. He is hitting .336/446./.621 with nine home runs and 21 RBIs. To say the Nationals hit the jackpot with the phenom is an understatement.
