CHICAGO — On Tuesday night, Juan Soto launched three home runs at Guaranteed Rate Field, lighting up the Chicago White Sox.

This remarkable performance was Soto’s first career game with three homers, giving the Yankees an impressive four-run advantage over the struggling White Sox.

“It’s really fun, definitely cool to see it,” said Soto about his performance. “Even better to get the win out of it.”

In a tense ninth inning, Jake Cousins came in to help the weary Yankees bullpen, successfully stranding the bases loaded for his inaugural save.

This achievement underscored Nestor Cortes’ strong outing, where he pitched seven scoreless innings, fanning nine batters without allowing a walk and giving up just three hits, marking his finest performance in over a month.

“Felt like something clicked for me,” Cortes expressed.

Juan Soto’s Path Back to Success

Soto came close to hitting a fourth home run in the ninth inning but instead drew a walk after missing a 3-0 pitch.

“I tried my best,” noted Soto, who found a unique way to dazzle teammate Aaron Judge.

After grounding out in his opening at-bat, Soto took about 20 dry swings near the dugout, witnessed by the Yankees’ captain.

Following Soto’s second home run, Judge jokingly remarked, “That’s all it takes, a couple dry swings and you hit a couple homers?” and indeed, Soto did it a third time.

When questioned about his swinging routine, Soto responded straightforwardly.

White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon “threw me a pitch I should have smashed, and I just rolled it over,” Soto explained. “So, I reverted to my routine and considered how to alter that outcome.”

In the midst of his contract year, Soto hit three home runs on Tuesday. His first came in the third inning—a two-run bomb to left field off Cannon.

He led off the fifth inning against Cannon with another powerful hit over the left-center field wall.

Soto sent another solo home run to right field in the seventh inning off lefty reliever Fraser Ellard, finishing with a dramatic bat flip.

In the ninth inning, with a runner on first and one out, Soto gained a walk on a 3-1 pitch from lefty Jared Shuster, while the Yankees maintained a three-run lead.

Still vying for his 300th career home run, Judge walked twice, got two hits, and struck out during the game.

With his two home runs against Texas last Sunday, Soto has now hit five homers in his last three games – in just ten at-bats.

Last month, rookie Ben Rice became the first Yankee to hit three homers in a game this season against the Red Sox.

Soto currently has 33 home runs this season, just two shy of his personal best set last year with the San Diego Padres.

Following his third home run on Tuesday, Soto received cheers from many of the 21,199 fans in attendance, followed by groans of disappointment as Shuster deepened the count before walking him.

Similar displeasure echoed as Judge also drew a walk afterward.

This performance provided a much-needed offensive lift for the Yankees, who struggled with runners in scoring position, going 2-for-18 in their loss to the White Sox the previous night, a decisive 12-2 defeat against a team that had been on a rough patch with 24 losses in 25 games.