Juan Soto, the new Yankee, made a memorable entrance into The Bronx for his home opener, captivating fans with his custom cleats designed to pay homage to New York City. The cleats, adorned with LED lights on the laces and featuring iconic NYC landmarks such as Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Yankee Stadium subway stop sign, alongside personal touches like "SOTO ❤️ NY" and "SOTO ❤️ NEW YORK" on the sole, showcased Soto's enthusiasm for his new home team. Additional unique elements included a Broadway Playbill, a SOTO taxi cab, and blue light-up laces. His debut was also marked by a significant ovation from the fans, underscoring the electric start to his tenure with the Yankees. In a unique twist, the debut coincided with an earthquake at Yankee Stadium, a moment that fans and commentators suggested couldn't be a coincidence, given Soto's impactful arrival.
Fernando Tatis Jr. is wearing actual Steph Curry basketball shoes that have been customized into baseball cleats 🤯 Curry himself wrote "I can do all things" on the shoe as he does on his own kicks for NBA games https://t.co/XIhosQS1Mx
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wore Superman cleats today (via @MLB) https://t.co/UVW0pCkcVX
Juan Soto receives massive ovation in Yankees home opener https://t.co/VjWsMj4Q6j https://t.co/rY9qroYAw1
Juan Soto's New York-themed cleats for his Bronx debut are next level 👀 Featuring everything from nods to Times Square and the Brooklyn Bridge -- they even have blue light-up laces https://t.co/BBguq1HejS
Here's a look at the Superman cleats Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is wearing today (via @xamplebrand). #BlueJays https://t.co/VlYgSy8mYK
Juan Soto's custom cleats for the Yankees home-opener feature some of NYC's most iconic scenes and even have LED laces to represent the bright lights 🔥 (📸 via @darrenrovell, @stadiumck) https://t.co/DRJlLgWAEt
FIRST LOOK: Juan Soto’s home opener cleats features Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, Yankee Stadium subway stop sign, SOTO ❤️ NEW YORK, a Broadway Playbill, a SOTO taxi cab and LED laces representing the bright lights. Customs by @stadiumck. https://t.co/QQMCbNFcJv
Juan Soto's custom cleats for the home opener have LED lights on the laces and "SOTO ❤️ NY" on the sole (via @stadiumck) https://t.co/xMM4ZGOnpl
Juan Soto is about to experience his Bronx debut in pinstripes and there's an earthquake at Yankee Stadium. Can't be a coincidence.
Juan Soto bringing his ‘electric’ Yankees start to The Bronx https://t.co/cyTbcKyxlB https://t.co/hAxMUlYt0g
Juan Soto was born to be a Yankee https://t.co/FQbQbbsRKB