New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto. Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Mets' Juan Soto is starting to look like the $765M man

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 11:01 AM ET

Right fielder Juan Soto is finally showing why the New York Mets gave him a record-breaking contract this offseason.

Entering Wednesday's home game against the Washington Nationals, Soto, who signed a 15-year, $765M deal in December 2024, had homered in four of his last 10 games. He would homer again in the bottom of the third inning.

Soto, 26, crushed a 79 mph curveball from Nationals starting pitcher Jake Irvin into right-center field for a 408-foot two-run home run. (New York shortstop Francisco Lindor scored.)

Juan Soto AGAIN.

That's FIVE homers in his last eleven games

(via @SNYtv)pic.twitter.com/5wbCCjDcVk
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) June 11, 2025

The Mets beat the Nationals 5-0, and Soto finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI.

Through his first 30 at-bats in June, Soto had slashed .367/.558/.733 with three homers and six RBI. Keep in mind he has faced the Nationals and Colorado Rockies in two of the Mets' past three series, two of the weaker teams in the National League.

The Rockies (12-54) have the worst record in baseball and ranked 29th in the majors in earned run average (5.54) through their first 66 games. Meanwhile, the Nationals (30-37) are third in the NL East behind the Mets and Phillies and ranked 26th in baseball in ERA (4.88) through their first 66 games.

While they haven't been facing elite competition, the Mets are probably excited about Soto's recent resurgence. Over the past two months, signing four-time All-Star Soto looked like a mistake.

In 99 at-bats in April, he slashed .232/.347/.354. In May, his numbers didn't improve. He slashed .219/.345/.448 in 96 at-bats.

Despite the early struggles, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza has continued to back Soto.

"He's human. He's 26, man," Mendoza said in May, per MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. "He's going to be fine. He's Juan Soto."

A rejuvenated Soto makes the Mets an even more dangerous team. New York (44-24) has the best record in the NL, leading the Chicago Cubs (41-27) by three games.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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