Overview
- Soto reached the milestone with a seventh-inning blast Friday night at Citi Field against the Yankees, facing right-hander Schlittler.
- The pitch was a 97.5 mph four-seam fastball, and the ball left his bat at 102.6 mph with a 28-degree launch, traveling about 393 feet to center.
- The homer came in a rivalry game the Mets lost 5-2, adding a notable chapter to the New York matchup even as the score went the other way.
- ESPN Insights and others noted he is the youngest to reach 250 since Albert Pujols, and he is now among the 25 active players with at least 250 homers.
- Through 29 games this season, he is batting .271 with six home runs and 14 RBI, and analysts highlighted that his 250 homers and 96 steals before 28 place him in rare company with names like Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout.