After transferring 1.997 trillion men, he exploded with his first multi-homer, his 45th consecutive hit of the season, but the Mets lost
May 02, 2025
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Soto played as the second right fielder in the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at City Field in New York on the 2nd (Korea time) and hit two home runs, showing a performance worthy of his ransom for the first time in a long time.
It is the first time Soto has played a multi-homer game since moving to the Mets, and it is the first time in about nine months since he hit three home runs against the Chicago White Sox on August 14 last year when he was with the New York Yankees. The 24th multi-homer game in his career.
It was also Soto's first home run at Citi Field, home, after wearing a Mets uniform. Until last year, there were a total of 12 home runs hit at Citi Field, all of which were away hitters.
In his third at-bat in the bottom of the sixth inning, trailing 0-2, Soto pushed a cutter in the middle of Arizona right-hander Jack Gallen's second pitch of 89.3 miles and hit a solo shot that flew well over the left-center fence. The launch angle was 27 degrees, the batting speed was 106.4 miles, and the distance was 391 feet. It is the first time in 15 games that Soto hit a home run since the Minnesota Twins match on the 16th of last month.
He then started the cannon again after one out in the seventh inning, trailing 1-3. After a full-count battle with opposing right-hander Kevin Ginkle, he pushed a 95.1 mile out fastball to connect with a solo shot that went far over the left fence. The launch angle was 29 degrees, the batting speed was 109.6 miles, and the distance was 399 feet. He hit his 4.5th homer of the season in consecutive at-bats.
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In December last year, Soto signed a 15-year, 765 million-dollar FA contract, the highest contract in sports history, and moved from the Yankees to the Mets, creating a buzz. He broke the previous record of 700 million dollars for 10 years by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a year. In particular, Soto received all set salaries in the season, so there is no payment grace period, so it is higher than that of Ohtani, whose 97% of the real average annual salary (AAV) is tied to a payment grace period.
However, Soto fell short of expectations for about a month from the opening of this season to April. In 31 games between March and April local time, he had a batting average of 0.241, three home runs, 12 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.752. Soto, who marked two hits, two RBIs, two runs and a walk in three at-bats, including two homers, will have a batting average of 0.252 (29 hits in 115 at-bats), five homers, 14 RBIs, 23 runs, 24 walks, and an OPS of 0.822.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
