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“This is the first [series]. It didn’t go as expected … It is what it is,” Soto said.
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Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
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Soto's homer put the Mets up 3-0 on Houston after Mark Vientos and Jesse Winker had RBI hits in the second.
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"I mean, you can just ask him." Yet while his skill set, if you ask him, is audaciously believed to stretch beyond the horizon, the Yankees, his club, face the question of whether they will hover a bit lower.
Juan Soto hit his first home run with the New York Mets, connecting in the third inning against the Houston Astros.
Good pitching doesn't always matter against a star like Soto. “That’s pretty incredible,” manager Carlos Mendoza marveled.
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Soto's blast, which came off a 1-2 fastball from Brown, had a 107.3 mph exit velocity and carried some 390 feet, according to Statcast. It would've been a home run in all 30 parks based on its innate properties, like its exit velocity, launch angle, and distance. Here's a look at the home run in question in all its motion picture glory:
With two out and no one on in the third, Juan Soto drove a 1-and-2 cutter off the facing of the second deck in rightfield to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.