Juan Soto hit her 40. Homer for Mets; Joined Barri Bonds, Jeff Bagwell with a 40-Homer, 30-steal, season of 110 walks

This will be a small influence in New York Mets and their fans if the Team Late Team crashes in the team not qualifying for postseason. However, Juan Soto probably lived on the expectations she set His loom agreement During its first season in Queens.

Soto hit his 40. Home Range in season at Saturday is 3-2 loss to Texas Rangers. That made him the first player hit 40 homer for both Mets and New York Iankees.

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Last year, Soto hit 41 reach for Yankees, a high career. With 13 games remaining in the schedule of the regular season, Soto has the opportunity to surpass it. However, if the happiness disappears from one of six places for the playoffs of the National League, a little on the City Citi can feel as bragged.

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Soto also has 32 stolen databases and 118 walks, which now puts it in an exclusive trio. Only two players hit 40 or more household runs, stolen 30-plus bases and drawn 100 or more walks. Barri Bonds reached those numbers during the 1996 season and 1997. years and Jeff Bagwell did it in 1997. and 1999. years.

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In his first year with Mets Soto is the first player in the history of franchise to reach 40 domestic and 30 steals in one season. That feat was a worthy bat, he performed after deep.

In addition, Soto is now a ninth player who hit 40 houses, with different teams in consecutive seasons, According to MLB.COM’S Sarah Langs. Previous eight batteries to do this is the following:

Shohei Ohton: 2023 Angels, 2024 Dodgers
Nelson Cruz: 2014 Orioles, 2015 Mariners
Jim Thome: 2002 Indians, 2003 Phillies
Alek Rodriguez: 2000 Mariners, 2001 Rangers
Ken Griffei Jr.: 1999 Mariners, 2000 Reds
Rafael Palmeiro: 1998 Orioles, 1999 Rangers
Greg Vaughn: 1998 Padres, 1999 Reds
Andres Galraraga: 1997 Rockies, 1998. Braves

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Star Mets also joins Cruz and Thome as the only players who hit 40 domestic in their first season with a team more than once. Cruz did the Oriole, Mariners and Gemini three times (in 2019) three times.

Soto joined Mets after signing a 15-year contract in the amount of $ 1565 million, the largest contract in MLB history. The ointed salary exceeds the 10-year palone of $ 700 million, which signed with Dodgers. But in his first year of the average year of $ 51 million, Soto set up superstar numbers.

Unfortunately, it failed to prevent a meeting of eight games by losing (and defeat in nine of its last 10 games) and 21-30 records in the second half of the season threatening them to make them very well paid disappointment.