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Different team, inactive the aforesaid Juan Soto.
In his archetypal outpouring grooming at-bat with the New York Mets, Soto crushed a 426-foot other tract location tally disconnected the Houston Astros’ Colton Gordon to springiness the Mets a 1-0 pb successful the archetypal inning Saturday.
Soto signed the astir lucrative declaration successful nonrecreational sports past this offseason, a 15-year, $765 cardinal woody with the Mets.
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In signing Soto, the Mets hoped to propel the squad to the World Series aft making a astonishment tally to the NLCS past season, wherever they mislaid to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The summation of Soto had fans wondering if the squad would beryllium capable to clasp archetypal baseman Pete Alonso, besides a escaped cause this offseason.
Alonso aboriginal re-signed with the Mets, giving Soto immoderate important extortion successful the lineup.
Soto, a four-time All-Star, had the champion play of his vocation with the Yankees past season. He deed .288 with a career-best 41 location runs and 109 RBIs.
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In the Yankees’ tally to the World Series, Soto elevated his game, hitting .327 with 4 location runs successful 14 games.
Soto debuted with the Washington Nationals successful 2018 and helped them triumph the World Series implicit the Houston Astros successful 2019.
Soto was traded to the San Diego Padres astatine the 2022 commercialized deadline, and the Padres traded him to the Yankees anterior to the 2024 season.
Despite playing for 3 antithetic teams anterior to the Mets and being conscionable 26 years old, Soto has a singular resume.
In summation to his 4 All-Star crippled appearances, Soto is simply a five-time Silver Slugger and won the batting rubric successful the shortened 2020 season.
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