Where did this big gun come from? 78th consecutive shot, the home run lead is silent for the 10th game

Apr 16, 2025

Where did this big gun come from? 78th consecutive shot, the home run lead is silent for the 10th game
Athletics Tyler Soderstrom is leisurely circling the base after hitting a superior three-run home run in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox on the 16th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Where did this big gun come from? 78th consecutive shot, the home run lead is silent for the 10th game
Tyrall Soderstrom hits in the ninth inning. AFP Yonhap News
An unknown 'New Year' appeared in the Major League home run competition.

He is a 23-year-old prospect who has never had a full-time season yet. The main character is Tyler Soderstrom, a right-handed left-handed first baseman who joined after being drafted by the Athletics as the 26th overall pick in the first round of the 2020 draft.

Soderstrom started the Chicago White Sox as the third first baseman in an away game against the Chicago White Sox at Latefield in Chicago, Illinois on the 16th (Korea time), and led them to a 12-3 victory by swinging a fire bat with three hits, six RBIs and three runs from five times at bat, including two home runs.




Soderstrom hit his 7.8th home run of the season and combined the two leagues to become the sole leader in this category. He was tied for first place with six home runs until the previous day, and began to draw attention as a new big guns, taking two steps ahead of the home run competition.

Currently, the joint second-place players with six home runs are Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, Jazz Chisome Jr., Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout, Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber, San Francisco Giants Wilmer Flores, Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Edman, Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll, San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr., and Washington Nationals James Wood.

Judge hit his sixth home run of the season against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 5th, and his cannon remained silent for 10 consecutive games until the Kansas City Royals game. In the meantime, Soderstrom turned the tables.




In the top of the first inning, Soderstrom showed off his slugging power by shooting a home run in his first at-bat, which he faced with runners on the first and third bases with no outs. On the full count, White Sox right-hander Sean Burke pulled a slow curve that fell flat into the middle of 78 miles on the sixth pitch and over the right-center fence. It has a firing angle of 20 degrees, a batting speed of 107.2 miles, and a distance of 388 feet.

Where did this big gun come from? 78th consecutive shot, the home run lead is silent for the 10th game
Soderstrom hits the first three-point first-in-the-middle. ImagesYonhap News
The Athletics took a 3-0 lead, but in the bottom of the first inning, starter Jeffrey Springs was hit by a three-run left-hander by White Sox slugger Andrew Vaughan and quickly allowed a tie.

However, the Athletics, who led the game again in the top of the second inning with a heavy hit by leadoff Jacob Wilson and a double to the right by Gio Urshela, ran away 5-3 in the third inning due to Shay Langelius' solo shot to the left.




The Athletics' lineup, which had been in a lull, exploded again in the sixth inning. Lawrence Butler's critical hit with two outs and a runner on second base added a point, and Sommerstrom scored a superior three-run shot and ran away 9-3 with two outs and runners on the first and third bases.

Sommerstrom kicked up right-hander Penn Murphy's second pitch, a sweeper falling 77.8 miles toward his body, and connected it well over the right fence to a large arch that landed in the middle of the stands. The angle of launch is 26 degrees, the speed of the ball is 109.6 miles, and the distance is 423 feet.

Soderstrom added a run after getting on base with a left-handed hit in the last at-bat of the ninth inning and then homered on a follow-up hit.

With this, Soderstrom had a batting average of 0.328 (21 hits in 64 at-bats), eight homers, 17 RBIs, 15 runs, an on-base percentage of 0.403, a slugging percentage of 0.734 and an OPS of 1.137. Together, the two leagues rank No. 1 in home runs, No. 3 in slugging percentage, and No. 5 in OPS.

Where did this big gun come from? 78th consecutive shot, the home run lead is silent for the 10th game
Lawrence Butler strongly welcomes Tyler Soderstrom, who hit a home run in the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News
Soderstrom was recorded as the first player in major league history to write three multi-homer games in the team's first 17 games of the season at the age of 23. He hit two home runs in the opening game against the Seattle Mariners on March 28 and two home runs against San Diego on the 8th, respectively.

Reggie Jackson was the first athlete to hit three home runs under the same conditions regardless of age in 1974.

Andrew Butler, who has been with Soderstrom since his minor league days, said "I've said before, but he's a player I've noticed this year. I've been watching him in Single A, Double A and Triple A. Now I'm playing in the big leagues. He is now Babe Ruth of the Athletics. I hope you continue to do well."

Sommerstrom is "It's just comfortable now. The strike zone is well under control. Pick a good ball and hit it well. I'm trying to hit well. I'm having fun while winning" he said.

In the Athletics, hitters from No. 1 to No. 4 leading to Butler, Brent Rucker, Soderstrom and Rangeliers appeared as key members to take responsibility for the next four to five years.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.