Mets' Juan Soto Breaks Silence on All-Star Snub
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The New York Mets earned a win in their Subway Series rematch against the crosstown rival New York Yankees as the three-headed monster at the top of their batting order puts it together.
After a relatively slow start to the season, blockbuster addition Juan Soto has begun to look more like himself alongside star teammates Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. But apparently Soto's resurgence hasn't been enough to earn him a fifth consecutive trip to the All-Star game.
Alonso and Lindor will be headed to the Midsummer Classic, as will Edwin Diaz, but Soto lost out to the Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, Miami Marlins' Kyle Stowers, San Diego Padres' Fernado Tatis Jr. and Washington Nationals' James Wood.
"Sometimes you're gonna make it and sometimes you don't," Soto said in response to missing the game, per Dan Martin of the New York Post. "It's just part of baseball."
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 29: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout in the seventh inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 29,...
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 29: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets looks on from the dugout in the seventh inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on June 29, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by) More
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Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million record contract to join the Mets this year after earning four All-Star nods and four Silver Slugger Awards in a row with three different teams. The fact that he has missed the honor in his debut season with the Mets isn't a great sign for that contract, but he has been enjoying a strong campaign after a turnaround in the past month.
He is slashing .263/.396/.508 with 21 homers and a 3.7 WAR so far. Stowers, by comparison, has just a 1.7 WAR mark this year, although he is Miami's lone representative.
But in his response about the snub, Soto downplayed the importance of making the All-Star game and vowed to improve.
"For me, I try to play as hard as I can and help the team and enjoy the moment," he added, according to Martin. "Everyone wants to be an All-Star and live the experience of being there, but this year it didn't happen. I was glad I was able to be there four years in a row. If I didn't make it this year, it's no big deal. I'll come back stronger next year."
For Soto and the Mets, the season will be judged on the playoff results, not those in the first half.
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