WASHINGTON -- Juan Soto's latest home run, in the first inning of the nightcap of Tuesday's Nationals day-night doubleheader against the Braves, launched the 19-year-old into rarefied air.
Trailing by 0-2 in the count, Soto swatted a fastball left over the middle of the plate by left-hander Sean Newcomb into the opposite-field seats for a solo home run. It's his 14th homer of the season, moving Soto past Mickey Mantle into a tie with Phil Cavarretta for the fifth most by a teenager in MLB history.
Only nine players in MLB history have ever hit more than 10 home runs as a teenager.