Prior to Saturday’s contest, he boasted a .263/.352/.555 batting line with 113 RBI, a .907 OPS, and 3.3 fWAR through 671 plate appearances. Watch ChangeUp on DAZN: http://bit.ly/2U9NAd9. Soler’s 47 homers tie him with Rafael Palmeiro for the most in a season by a Cuban-born player. Kansas City Royals OF/DH Jorge Soler hit two home runs and drove in all three of his club’s runs in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Prior to Tuesday, Mike Moustakas held the club record with 38 in 2017. The Blue Jays extended their lead when Biggio and Bo Bichette hit back-to-back, two-out doubles in the third. That seems likely to change. If he wasn’t hitting it out of the park, he was usually making it to base one way or another. Designated hitter Jorge Soler pounded a fastball from Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris into the left-field seats, a three-run blast in the third inning that was his 39th this season. It … “All I want to do is stay focused and swing at good pitches,” Soler said through a translator. fastball out to deep center field for a 1-0 lead: Several innings later, against a 3-1 deficit, Soler pounced on a first-pitch slider from reliever Tyler Duffey and returned it to the left field stands to tie the game — and all but cement his place as the 2019 AL home run leader. Soler played for the Cuban national baseball team in international competition. “I’m confident we can do it. Castro then scored on a single by Dawel Lugo. He then ripped a two-run shot to left-center in the seventh off Tyler Duffey. Yankees: Aaron Judge came on as a pinch-hitter but is expected to start all three remaining regular season games, Boone said. Soler is different than what the Royals are used to and they should embrace it. “We’ve got to get ourselves in order and start playing really good baseball if we’re going to give ourselves a chance,” Boone said. Even so, the Royals have a player on the roster that is unlike what they are used to working with. Entering Saturday’s game, Soler was tied with Trout at 45 homers apiece, still a significant number above the second-place Alex Bregman, with 41, and third-place Nelson Cruz, with 40. 40 is really important. •. After establishing his residency in Haiti, Soler signed a nine-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. Soler hit home runs like no Royals before him. Tying a countryman such as Palmeiro was special as well. “I’m concerned with the way we’ve played recently,” outfielder Brett Gardner said. In the bottom of the first inning, he worked a 2-2 count against Minnesota right-hander Cody Stashak, then punched a 93-m.p.h. KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have a new single-season home run record holder. Toronto made it 4-0 in the sixth. He allows the team to mix things up, and use a different tactic than they are used to. Yost believes Soler may be just scratching the surface of his talents. Toronto secured at least an AL wild-card spot and ensured its eighth trip overall to the postseason. COMING. Mondesi became the first Royal to reach double figures in triples since Carlos Beltran in 2003. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Blue Jays clinch 1st playoff spot since 2016, beat Yanks 4-1, MLB moving amateur draft to All-Star week in July, Royals outfielder Gordon to retire after 14 seasons, Rays beat Mets 8-5, clinch 1st AL East title in 10 years, Dodgers clinch NL’s top seed, West title with win over A’s, Angels’ Andrelton Simmons opts out of final 5 games, Mariners’ Moore placed on concussion list, out for season, Cole Hamels done for year after just 1 start for Braves, Arenado placed on injured list due to sore left shoulder, Cubs plan to activate Quintana for start against Pirates, Blue Jays closer Giles (elbow surgery) out for season, MLB, union commit $10M to increase Black participation, Brewers have 3 positive COVID tests at alternate site, Tigers manager Gardenhire announces immediate retirement, Astros’ Verlander to have elbow surgery, likely out thru 2021, Angels’ Pujols passes Mays for 5th on homer list with No. Soler is listed as a right fielder, but with the Royals, he’s a bit out of place. Stuck on the road to start the season, the Blue Jays eventually ended up at their Triple-A ballpark, Sahlen Field in Buffalo, but didn’t gripe about their fate. Miguel Cabrera’s RBI single just inside the line in the eighth cut the lead to one. NOT. Soler may not be flying through the air to catch a ball in right field, but he can definitely send the balls out there himself. The Royals outfield still has some unknowns for 2020 at this point, but at this point, defensively, it seems to be covered. All of the players listed above saw some time in the outfield in 2019 and all hovered around a .990 fielding percentage (across all outfield positions) or higher. Added Royals first baseman Ryan O’Hearn, “It’s just really loud when he hits the ball.