Where Yankees' Juan Soto stands after first game back from injury

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Juan Soto ambled around the empty outfield. He wore shorts and a sleeveless hoodie and he was barefoot. There were a few more hours until the New York Yankees faced the Kansas City Royals, and Soto wanted quiet time inside Kauffman Stadium. Occasionally, he’d stop to stretch. When he explored the injured left forearm that had held him out of the three previous games, he would dig his thumb into its meat, flexing it, or slowly …