Overview
- MLB announced Saturday that Juan Soto will start in the outfield for the National League at the July 14 All‑Star Game in Philadelphia.
- This is Soto’s first All‑Star nod as a New York Met and the fifth of his career after prior selections with Washington, San Diego and New York clubs.
- Soto leads the National League with a .971 OPS and also owns a .408 on‑base percentage, a .297 batting average, 18 home runs and 41 RBIs this season.
- He missed roughly two weeks in April with a calf strain but returned to form and says he used last year’s All‑Star snub as motivation to improve.
- Soto is the Mets’ lone All‑Star and has left Home Run Derby participation undecided while weighing how much rest he needs to be ready for the second half.