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Juan Soto Set to Make Incredible Baseball History on Saturday During ALDS

The New York Yankees will open up the ALDS on Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals and when they do, outfielder Juan Soto will make some incredible baseball history.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) singles during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Sept 26.
New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) singles during the sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Sept 26. / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
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The New York Yankees will open up the American League Division Series on Saturday night against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium, and when they do, outfielder Juan Soto will make some incredible baseball history.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Juan Soto will be the 1st player in MLB history to appear in a postseason game for 3 different teams before turning 27

HE’S 25…HE'LL BE YOUNGEST TO DO SO BY MORE THAN A YEAR

will pass Jason Heyward (27 y, 59 d) on Oct 7, 2016 for CHC (prev ATL, STL) h/t @EliasSports

Soto came up at the age of 19 with the Washington Nationals and made the playoffs with that organization, helping them win the World Series in 2019. He made the playoffs with the San Diego Padres as well, and now he'll get there with the Yankees.

It feels shocking that this hasn't happened before, but the combination of coming up so early, changing teams so often and being so productive is certainly a rare one.

It was a great first season in New York for Soto, who will be a free agent at season's end. A four-time All-Star selection, he hit .288 this season while blasting 41 homers. He also drove in 109 runs, pairing with Aaron Judge to make up the best-hitting duo in the American League.

When he hits free agency, he's expected to command a salary of more than $500 million.

The Yankees and Royals will open up the series on Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET. Michael Wacha (KC) will pitch against Gerrit Cole (NYY).

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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