Talking Twins on MLB Network’s “Clubhouse Confidential”

By Aaron GleemanFeb 4, 2013, 11:19 AM EDT
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“Clubhouse Confidential” on MLB Network is a really good, sabermetrically inclined show hosted by Brian Kenny and Friday’s episode focused on the Twins. They had me on as a guest and then immediately after my segment they interviewed general manager Terry Ryan.

You don’t see a whole lot of shows that feature a blogger and a GM back-to-back, which is why “Clubhouse Confidential” and Kenny are so fun to watch. Here’s the opening segment, which includes my appearance:

And here’s the interview with Ryan that followed:

Juan Soto went back in time to homer against the Yankees

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By Bill BaerJun 18, 2018, 5:27 PM EDT
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On Monday evening, the Yankees and Nationals resumed a game from May 15 that was suspended due to inclement weather. The game was suspended after the top of the sixth inning with a 3-3 tie. That, and the next day’s game, were rescheduled for today, a month and three days later.

An interesting thing happened in that month and three days: Juan Soto made his major league debut. Soto, at the time of his promotion, was the minor league leader in home runs. He took his first major league at-bat on May 20, pinch-hitting in a game against the Dodgers. He struck out. He got his first start the next day against the Padres, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.

When Soto stepped to the plate on Monday evening in the bottom of the sixth inning, technically he is considered to have done so on May 15. As fate would have it, he absolutely obliterated a 97 MPH fastball from Chad Green for a two-run home run. So he homered in his major league debut after having already made his major league debut. Does Soto have a DeLorean? On May 15, Soto was batting third for Double-A Harrisburg. He went 3-for-4 (all singles) with an RBI.

Michael Kay, citing the Elias Sports Bureau on the YES broadcast, said that it still considers Soto’s debut as having occurred on May 20, but he will have an asterisk denoting May 15’s suspended game. His first major league hit and RBI are still considered to have come on his three-run homer against the Padres. So there’s that.