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A 4.7-magnitude earthquake apparently won't stop the New York Yankees from playing their home opener against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon.
As the scheduled 1pm first pitch approached, there was no suggestion the game would be impacted by the rare East Coast tremor, which was felt from Eastern Pennsylvania to Western Connecticut. Yankees spokespeople did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for confirmation, but the 6-1 Bronx Bombers have not issued any change to Friday's schedule.
The game marks slugger Juan Soto's first appearance with the Yankees in the Bronx after the right fielder was acquired in an offseason trade with the San Diego Padres.
According to the Bergen Record's Pete Caldera, everyone at Yankee Stadium 'certainly felt the ground shaking' although batting practice continued without interruption.
Fans and media naturally made a connection between Soto's arrival and Friday's earthquake.
Yankee Stadium (pictured here in 2023) will host Friday's home opener against the Blue Jays
The US Geological Survey reported the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7
'Juan Soto is about to experience his Bronx debut in pinstripes and there's an earthquake at Yankee Stadium,' MLB.com's Bryan Hoch wrote on X. 'Can't be a coincidence.'
One Yankees supporter photoshopped Soto's wide batting stance across a crumbling fault line in a post on X, while
