Juan Soto on his 1st Mets HR
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CBS Sports |
The Mets had this kind of thing in mind when they signed Soto to the richest contract in the sport's history over the winter -- a 15-year pact worth $765 million.
SFGate |
The slugger signed a record $765 million, 15-year contract as a free agent in December.
The Washington Post |
Hader struck out Soto swinging at a full-count slider wide of the zone for his 200th career save.
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All eyes will be on the outfield Thursday afternoon at Daikin Park -- formerly Minute Maid Park -- when the Mets face the Astros on Opening Day. Mets star outfielder Juan Soto will make his debut for
When the Mets signed Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract this winter, handing him by far the largest deal in Major League history, plenty of folks envisioned precisely the sort of scene that unfolded in the ninth inning on Opening Day: Soto at the plate,
New York Mets starter Tylor Megill, attempting to help the team cover for the early season absences of starters Sean Manaea (oblique) and Frankie Montas (lat),
Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.
With two outs and a 1-2 count, New York right fielder Juan Soto deposited Astros pitcher Hunter Brown's 95-mph cutter over the right-field fence to extend the Mets' lead to 3–0. It was the 202nd home run of his career—and his first in the uniform of his new team.
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New York Mets star outfielder Juan Soto recently made an eye-opening New York Yankees MLB free agency admission.
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Juan Soto’s bat earned him the biggest contract in professional sports history this offseason when he signed a 15-year, $765 deal with the Mets in December. But the 26-year-old slugger didn’t always envision himself in the batter’s box.