Juan Soto hits 6th career home run during a game where it will count as his First in the Record books

Juan Soto professional debut was on May 20th 2018. Nothing too out of the ordinary, a top prospect getting some swings in during the dog days of summer. What is odd is the order of his career home runs. June 18th’s game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals actually started on May 15th. If you are doing the math at home that is five days before Juan Soto’s debut. The game on May 15th was postponed in the 6th inning due to weather and rescheduled for June 18th.

Since his May 20th call up, Juan Soto has shown tremendous power slugging five home runs. As the game resumes, the Yankees and the Nationals are still tied in the sixth inning. Juan Soto enters the game as a pinch hitter.

This is where the at-bat becomes confusing. Since the game started on May 15th, Soto had yet to have a Major League at-bat since he did not get his call up until May 20th. So his pinch hit at-bat is now technically his first Major League appearance.

Of course, this is baseball so in the at-bat, Juan Soto hits a monster home run to give the Washington Nationals the lead and the inevitable victory. So, this being his sixth career home run in reality, ends up being his first career hit and home run.

After hitting a home run on the first pitch he ever saw in the Majors on May 20th, there is no surprise Juan Soto is in the middle of this confusing play.

This is his first career home run but third against the Yankees already this season. His sixth career home run but first as well. This is very confusing. Lets leave this to the official scorers.