Juan Soto’s debut with the New York Mets has seemingly the entire baseball world excited. “Yeah, put me in that category too,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday.

Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.

Framber Valdez pitched seven scoreless innings and Josh Hader struck out Juan Soto with two on to save the Houston Astros’ 3-1 win over the New York Mets

The Kranepool family will be honored before Mets home opener on April 4, accompanied by former teammate, Art Shamsky, who has a home in South Florida.

Expectations were always going to be elevated for the 2025 New York Mets. Their midseason about-face last summer, from 11 games under .500 to within two games of the National League pennant, did something rare in these parts: It captured the hearts of an often jaded fan base.

MLB predictions season is here and for as much things change, they sure do feel the same. The 2025 season begins with the Los Angeles Dodgers as the overwhelming favorites to repeat as World Series champions,