Juan Soto wasted no time in endearing himself further to New York Mets fans on Saturday. During his first at-bat during the team’s opening Spring Training game against the Houston Astros, Soto sent the fourth pitch he saw from Colton Gordon over the centerfield wall.
Soto’s blast was measured at 426-feet as the Mets opened the scoring at Clover Park in Grapefruit League action.
The Mets’ $765 million man produced again in his second at-bat in the bottom of the second inning when he hit into a fielder’s choice that scored Brett Baty — owner of a new Chevy Tahoe thanks to Soto — to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.
Soto has 179 career major league home runs since breaking in with the Washington Nationals in 2018. Over the past two seasons with the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees, the 26-year-old has hit 63 total home runs and drove in 218 runs.
