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Juan Soto was back in the New York Yankees’ lineup and went 1 for 3 with a walk as the designated hitter in a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night after missing a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers because of left forearm inflammation.
Soto was in the No. 2 slot and slumping Anthony Rizzo was left out of the lineup for a second straight game. Soto singled and scored on Alex Verdugo’s single in a two-run first inning.
“I did all my treatment early today and I went to the cages making sure everything went fine and it did,” Soto said. “I’ve been seeing a lot of improvement. Definitely, it’s not going to go away that quick.”
Soto is batting .318 with 17 home runs, 53 RBIs and a 1.024 OPS. The 25-year-old outfielder, acquired in December from San Diego, can become a free agent after the World Series.
A scan Friday did not reveal any problems with his elbow, the Yankees said.
“We’ve just kind of been basing it on how he was coming in each day, where the improvements are, how he’s feeling, so hopefully this will kind of get him in and get him back in the outfield hopefully in this series,” manager Aaron Boone said.
