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Mets Send Message to Juan Soto After Major News on Thursday
Mets Send Message to Juan Soto After Major News on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. New York Mets superstar Juan Soto didn't look like himself to start the season, but it was only a matter of time before he regained his powers at the plate. Advertisement The four-time All-MLB honoree slashed .232/.347/.345 in April and .219/.345/.448 in May, but he was slashing .340/.522/.700 in June ahead of Wednesday's 0-for-4 against the Atlanta Braves. If he continues to bat over .300 in the coming months, the Mets could run away with the NL's top seed. New York entered Thursday atop the NL East despite Soto slashing just .248/.387/.462 on the season. For context, his career slash line is .282/.418/.527. New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22)© Eric Canha-Imagn Images Soto reminded the baseball world what he's capable of with his latest history-making accomplishment on Thursday. The 26-year-old notched his 1,000th career hit, joining Mickey Mantle and Mel Ott as the only players to ever record 1,000 hits, 700 walks, and 200 homers before turning 27 (h/t Bob Nightengale of USA Today). He turns 27 on Oct. 25. Advertisement The Mets reacted to this news with a post on X. Soto signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2015 before making his MLB debut in 2018. The native Dominican was the runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year Award that season and helped lead the Nationals to their first-ever championship the following season. Soto won the NL batting title in 2020 with a .351 average and was the NL MVP runner-up in 2021. The Nationals traded him to the San Diego Padres in August 2022, who then sent him to the New York Yankees in December 2023. He then helped lead the Yankees to their first World Series appearance in 15 years before signing a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets in December 2024. Advertisement Related: New Report on Juan Soto's Treatment of Mets Teammates Related: Mets Legend Issues Strong Message to Juan Soto After Third Straight Loss This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Juan Soto logs 1,000th career hit, joining exclusive club that includes Mickey Mantle
Juan Soto is a special talent. This is not news. But Soto joining an exclusive club is. Soto hit a two-out single for the New York Mets off of Braves starter Spencer Strider in the first inning of Thursday's game against Atlanta. The hit was the 1,000th of Soto's MLB career. In securing the hit, Soto joined an club of elite MLB talent that includes two Hall of Famers and nobody else. Advertisement Soto, who's 26 years, 237 days old now has 1,000 hits, 700-plus walks (830) and 200-plus home runs (215) in his seven-plus season MLB career. The only other players in MLB history to achieve that milestone before turning 27 are New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle and New York Giants Hall of Famer Mel Ott. None of the other great sluggers in MLB history have done it. The milestone speaks to Soto's blend of plate discipline, power and ability to reach base that makes him so valuable and is rivaled by few of his contemporaries. It's in large part the reason the Mets were willing to shell out a record $765 million contract to Soto in the offseason to lure him from the rival Yankees. Soto's off to a relatively slow start with the Mets while slashing .248/.387/.462 in his first 73 games with the franchise. But his history dictates that there's little for Mets fans to worry about over the long run. Soto is almost certain to deliver.
