US EditionMets’ Juan Soto Is Unpitchable Right Now, and the Club Is Loving It
- Juan Soto led the Mets to a 6-5 win on Friday night at Citi Field by hitting a game-tying, two-run home run off Marcus Stroman in the first inning.
- The Mets acquired Soto with a $765 million deal after the Yankees passed on him, seeking to reshape their franchise's future amid skepticism about the gamble.
- Soto went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, continuing a stretch of exceptional hitting that has boosted the Mets' confidence and added significant star power to the lineup.
- Mets manager Carlos Mendoza expressed confidence in Soto’s ability, saying that whenever Soto steps up to bat, it boosts the team's confidence in scoring, while Soto mentioned that he has been tracking the ball exceptionally well.
- Soto’s performance turned skepticism into celebration, leading the Mets to a stronger belief that anything is possible and challenging the Yankees’ standing in New York baseball.
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Mets’ Juan Soto pounds Yankees as Subway Series shifts to Queens
It didn’t take long for Juan Soto to reverse his Subway Series fortune. Seven weeks after he was booed relentlessly by Yankees fans during a rough weekend in the Bronx, the Mets slugger launched a two-run home run in Friday afternoon’s first inning as the interborough rivalry shifted to Citi Field. Soto admired the 393-foot blast off of Marcus Stroman, then savored a slow trot around the bases in a theatrical moment fit for Broadway. And that wa…
A very different Juan Soto showed up for this edition of the Subway Series — and the Mets are glad
When it comes to Juan Soto, we are doing what is now familiar: watching him hit. And hit. And hit. Yep, the Subway Series now and for the foreseeable future is the Juan Soto Invitational — his presence in a Mets uniform, not Yankees pinstripes, will be the touchstone for quite a while in the New York-New York games. Also, the soundtrack. Because like when the Subway was in Yankee Stadium in May, the noise level was quite different from any other…
Judge, Soto Power Mets-Yankees Battle at Citi Field Today
The New York Yankees and New York Mets continue their Subway Series this afternoon at Citi Field, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM Eastern. It’s the second game of a holiday weekend set between the two crosstown rivals. Even though both clubs have hit recent turbulence, today’s matchup brings major star power — and tickets are still available. Yankees-Mets Subway Series Ticket Deals Last night’s opener lived up to the hype, with both Aaro…
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