Soto went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Cardinals.
Soto notched a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third, a single in the fifth and a walk in the seventh inning before adding a two-RBI double in the eighth. The outfielder has notched back-to-back multi-hit performances after going nine straight games without one. Soto is now batting .256 with three home runs, 12 RBI, 16 runs scored and two stolen bases over 22 contests this season.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Lifts two-run homer vs. Twins
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Monday against the Twins.
Monday marked just the second long ball of the season for Soto, who got his first hit of the year with a runner in scoring position on a 405-foot shot to center field in the seventh inning. Despite what seems to be a quiet start by the perennial All-Star's lofty standards, Soto is slashing a respectable .250/.400/.429 with four doubles, six RBI, one stolen base and 14 walks over 70 plate appearances (16 games) so far.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Records first steal
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Soto went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, one RBI and one run scored in Friday's 5-0 win over the Blue Jays.
The steal was Soto's first of 2025. He's not a big runner -- he went 7-for-11 on the basepaths in 2024, and he's with the Mets more for his power and on-base skills rather than his speed. He's hit safely in six of seven games and drawn at least one walk in five contests so far this season, posting a .240/.387/.440 slash line over 31 plate appearances. Those numbers are likely to tick up over time, and Soto should do well in the counting stats as well while hitting No. 2 in the Mets' order.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Drives in lone run
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Soto went 1-for-3 with one walk and an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Astros.
Soto drove in the Mets' lone run Saturday on a fielder's choice in the sixth inning, though it was thanks to Jose Siri's savvy base running that New York got on the board. Soto has opened his Mets tenure 3-for-9 with four walks, one home run and two RBI. Following Sunday's team off day is a three-game road series against the Marlins that begins Monday.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Launches first homer of year
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Soto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's win over the Astros.
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.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Reaches base thrice in Mets debut
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Soto went 1-for-3 with two walks and one strikeout during Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.
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 earned free passes in two of his next three plate appearances, and he had the chance to sneak out a win 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 across 11 plate appearances.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Belts solo homer in first Mets AB
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Soto went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional RBI during Saturday's Grapefruit League opener against the Astros.
The biggest offseason acquisition in franchise history, Soto wasted no time showing Mets fans a taste of what's to come by taking Colton Gordon deep in the first inning. Soto helped the Mets extend their lead in the second frame, grounding into a fielder's choice RBI before reaching home for his second run of the day. Soto was sandwiched in between Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso in the batting order, and Soto figures to bat second for the Mets in 2025 as he did with the Yankees for most of the 2024 regular season.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Spring debut coming Saturday
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Soto will be in the lineup for the Mets' Grapefruit League opener against the Astros on Saturday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
Manager Carlos Mendoza will be writing a number of regulars onto the lineup card, including Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, but all eyes will be on the Mets' new $765 million superstar. Soto slashed .288/.419/.569 over 157 games for the Yankees in 2024 with a career-high 41 homers, and while the switch in home ballparks could hurt his power numbers a bit, the 26-year-old should remain one of baseball's preeminent offensive threats.
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Mets' Juan Soto: Signs record-setting deal with Mets
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Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets on Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Soto has officially landed his deal, staying in New York but switching teams to join the Mets on an MLB-record contract that includes a $75 million signing bonus and an opt-out after five years. The outfielder cashed in after batting .288 with 41 home runs, 109 RBI, 128 runs scored and seven stolen bases over 157 regular-season games with the Yankees in 2024, his only season in the Bronx. The 26-year-old will now join a lineup with fellow superstar Francisco Lindor, and Soto will likely operate alongside Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte in the outfield in 2025.
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Juan Soto: Formally declines qualifying offer
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Soto declined the Yankees' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
It was a formality that Soto would decline it, of course, but by extending it the Yankees will now net a draft pick in the event they are unable to re-sign the superstar. Soto has already had free-agent meetings with the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees and Mets and will meet with the Dodgers on Tuesday.
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Juan Soto: Receives qualifying offer
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Soto received a qualifying offer from the Yankees on Monday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
Soto is expected to decline the offer in what is simply a procedural move for the Yankees, who would receive draft compensation should the 26-year-old superstar sign with another team in free agency. Soto is the biggest name headed to the open market, and he's coming off his first season with the Yankees with a slash line of .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI across 713 plate appearances during the regular season.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Sitting for regular-season finale
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Soto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Pirates, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.
The Yankees will start Jasson Dominguez, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo in the outfield for Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Soto will end his first season with the Yankees having slashed .288/.419/.569 with a career-best 41 home runs and 109 RBI over 713 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Clubs 41st homer
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Soto went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-7 loss to the Orioles.
The 25-year-old slugger took Zach Eflin deep for a two-run shot in the fifth inning, but the Yankees were already in an 8-1 hole at that point. Soto's 41 homers on the season continues to add to his career-best total, and he sits just two RBI short of tying the career-high 110 he racked up in 2019 with the Nationals.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Returns to lineup
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Soto (knee) will start in right field and bat second Saturday against the Athletics.
Soto injured his knee during Thursday's contest and was scratched from Friday's lineup due to lingering soreness, though he was able to enter as a pinch hitter and log an RBI double. He'll now return to the starting nine Saturday to face JP Sears.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Scratched from lineup
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Soto (knee) was removed from Friday's lineup against Oakland, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Soto suffered a knee injury in Thursday's game against Seattle after crashing into the wall in the seventh inning. X-rays came back negative, and he was poised to return to the lineup Friday, but he's been removed due to soreness and swelling in the affected knee. Aaron Judge will shift to right field with Soto out, and Trent Grisham will enter the lineup to start in center.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: In Friday's lineup
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Soto (knee) will start in right field and bat second Friday against the Athletics.
X-rays on Soto's left knee came back negative after he crashed into the outfield wall during Thursday's contest, and he appears to be feeling well enough to return to the field for Friday's series opener. Since the start of September, the 25-year-old is slashing .241/.405/.448 with three homers and seven RBI across 74 plate appearances, and he'll have a favorable matchup Friday against right-hander J.T. Ginn, who owns a 4.94 ERA on the season.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Suffers knee injury
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Soto will undergo X-rays on his left knee after crashing into the wall in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Mariners, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Soto made a sliding catch in foul territory and landed hard into the wall. He remained in the game, and the imaging is considered precautionary. However, Soto added after the contest that his availability for Friday's matchup with the Athletics is in question, depending on his level of soreness.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Swipes sixth bag in win
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Soto went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Mariners.
Soto walked and stole second in the opening frame but was left stranded as the Yankees' offense failed to get much of anything going throughout the contest. He then added his 30th double of the campaign in his second trip to the plate and went on to reach three times in the contest. Soto has hit safely in each of his last three games, while the stolen base was his first since July 10 against Tampa Bay. He's batting .255 (14-for-55) in September with three homers, seven RBI, 11 runs and 14 walks.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Reaches 40 homers
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Soto went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, two walks and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.
Soto's home run in the fourth was the 200th of his career, and the 25-year-old now has his first 40-homer season and a home run in every single MLB ballpark. Soto hasn't been hitting the ball all that well lately but has still managed to reach base 12 times over his last eight games despite a .214 average in that span. For the year, he's slashing .287/.417/.576 with 103 RBI, 120 runs, five steals and a 121:110 BB:K in 671 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Clubs homer in victory
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Soto went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Wednesday in a 4-3 extra-inning win against Kansas City.
The Yankees were being shut out by Cole Ragans until Soto swatted a go-ahead two-run shot to right field in the sixth inning. The blast was the star outfielder's 39th of the season and pushed him to the 100-RBI mark. It's the third time in his career that Soto has reached the latter total, and with one more homer he'll have his first 40-homer campaign.
