Juan Soto accomplishes career-firsts after launching two long homers into Yankee Stadium bleachers

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In case you didn't realize, it is not hyperbole when people call Juan Soto a "generational talent."

He's one of just six players ever to have an on-base percentage of .400 and a slugging percentage of .500, and to have hit 150 home runs through the age of 24. The others are Mel Ott, Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout, and Albert Pujols.

But as talented as he is, there was still something he had yet to accomplish in his already incredible career.

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Juan Soto, #22 of the New York Yankees, hits a home run in the fifth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2024, in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

The 25-year-old is enjoying his first (and possibly final) season in New York Yankees pinstripes, and it sure sounds like he is open to extending with them before he hits what should be a fascinating free agency.

And what he did Saturday is exactly why he'll be in the running to pass Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract.

Soto blasted two home runs on Saturday, both into the Yankee Stadium right field bleachers, in the Bombers' 6-1 win over the lowly Chicago White Sox.

It was the 18th multi-homer game of Soto's career (he still hasn't had three in a game, yet), as they traveled a combined 854 feet.

But, according to MLB stat guru Sarah Langs, it was the first time that Soto hit both of the homers at least 110 mph.

His first one, a solo shot in the first inning, left the bat at 112.5 mph, traveling 417 feet. So no, this was no short-porch shot, as it would have been a homer in all 30 MLB parks.

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But his second one was even more impressive, going