Overview
- Juan Soto is producing an elite, MVP-level year with one of the National League’s highest OPS and slugging numbers while regularly delivering in games.
- The Mets remain near the bottom of the NL East with a poor record and slim playoff odds, a performance gap that has left Soto as the club’s lone consistent offensive force.
- Carlos Mendoza was dismissed and Andy Green was named interim manager, and Green praised Soto as “the best player in baseball” after his 2-for-3, run-scoring performance in the team’s Saturday win.
- Soto has made tactical changes this season, testing a bat with a thicker knob to speed his two-strike approach and recording a career-high two-strike wRC+ as a result.
- New York’s long-term $765 million, 15-year commitment to Soto ensures he remains central to the franchise’s future even as this season’s struggles deepen for players, coaches, and ownership.