MLB Announces Juan Soto News Before Subway Series

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Zach Kaplan | Last updated Jul 4, 2025 1:21 PM ET

The Mets and Yankees enter the second iteration of the Subway Series in a mutual tailspin.

The Mets come with a two-game winning streak and a series win over the Brewers, while the Yankees dropped to second in the AL East for the first time since April following a four-game sweep by the Blue Jays.

While Friday will be the first game of a tepid matchup between crosstown foes, Mets star Juan Soto has put his foot on the gas since the Mets' mid-May series loss in the Bronx.

So much so, in fact, that the MLB made a huge announcement on Soto Friday.

Soto was announced to be one of three outfielders on MLB's June Team of the Month, along with Byron Buxton and Ronald Acuña Jr.

Soto slashed .322/.474/.722 in the month of June, with an absurd 11 home runs, tying his August 2020 career-high for one month and joined Darryl Strawberry as the only Mets player in history with 10+ homers and 20+ walks in a month.

Soto failed to make the All-Star Game this year, and finished fifth in voting among NL outfielders, behind Acuña, along with Cubs stars Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker. Dodgers star Teoscar Hernandez finished ahead of him as the fourth-place finisher.

Soto's announcement follows a month where he has certainly played to his contract value, and has captivated Mets fans who are excited to see their marquee star swinging a hot bat.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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