Soto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's win over the Astros.
Analysis: The $765 million man crushed a Hunter Brown cutter off the facing of the second deck in right field in the third inning. It was Soto's first homer as a Met, but he's already shown his value at the top of the order, reaching base in five of his first nine plate appearances with his new club. The 26-year-old has never posted an OBP below .400 in his big-league career, and he doesn't seem interested in breaking that streak in 2025.
Juan Soto Reaches base thrice in Mets debut
Soto went 1-for-3 with two walks and one strikeout during Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.
Analysis: It didn't take long for Soto to register his first hit in a Mets uniform, knocking a single off Framber Valdez into center field. Soto found base on balls in two of his next three plate appearances, and he had the chance to sneak out a win in his team debut in the ninth inning, but he chased on an outside slider from Josh Hader for the game-ending strikeout. Soto will look to give the Mets a bigger punch with his bat Friday against right-hander Tylor Megill, whom Soto has cracked two home runs off of across 11 plate appearances.
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