It was what the Yankees needed, not just to beat the Mets on Sunday, but also to snap their losing streak and lift them out of their haze.

Cody Bellinger watched Juan Soto hit a sinking line drive, charged in a few steps from left field and stuck out his arm as the ball dropped into the webbing of his glove. Then in one motion, Bellinger made a 89.

Aaron Judge called it “incredible,” saying that he’d never seen anything like it before on a baseball diamond. Aaron Boone described it as “probably our play of the year so far.” Paul Goldschmidt marveled at the throw,