MLB

Swingin' Soto’s Bat Coming Alive for First Place Mets

Juan Soto is giving New York Mets’ fans much to applaud. Signed to a 15-year, $765 million contract, Soto apparently has found his hitting groove.
Swingin' Soto’s Bat Coming Alive for First Place Mets
Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets flies out during the seventh inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field in the Queens borough of New York City on April 30, 2025. Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Donald Laible
|Updated:
0:00

As May welcomes in MLB action, mega-superstar Juan Soto seems to have, finally, found his hitting groove with the New York Mets.

The Mets are on a roll. On the road Friday night in St. Louis taking on the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, a 9–3 victory for New York widened the club’s lead over the Philadelphia Phillies by 3.5 games in the National League East. The batting average is slowly creeping up for the four-time all-star. Smacking two hits on Friday has this past winter’s top free-agent prize at .258.

Donald Laible
Donald Laible
Author
Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.