Overview
- Soto has hit eight home runs in a 12-game stretch while slashing .386/.471/.932 with 13 RBI over that span, a run of production that has markedly outpaced his slow start to the season.
- Soto supplied the early spark in the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Reds by belting a first-inning homer on Wednesday, a game that highlighted how often he is the team’s primary run producer.
- He returned to form after a 15-game absence for a calf strain and has continued to play through lingering right-wrist soreness that bothers him when he swings and misses.
- Soto briefly missed two games with a fever during the surge, but manager Carlos Mendoza says he is 'locked in' and media voices have noted the stretch as unprecedented for the club in recent years.
- The Mets sit 23-33 with little offensive support beyond Soto, making his durability and whether teammates can provide more run support the key factors to watch next for the team’s chances of reversing course.