Juan Soto’s first recreation with the New York Mets led to anti-climactic vogue, as he struck out with runners on the corners in opposition to Houston Astros nearer Josh Hader in a massively consequential ninth inning at-bat.
That dampened an in any other case strong debut recreation from the $765 million outfielder, who walked twice and notched his first base hit in his first 5 plate appearances as a Met.
However you may solely preserve a celebrity down for thus lengthy.
That is what transpired on Friday, because the 26-year-old Soto destroyed a house run to proper discipline off Astros right-hander Hunter Brown at Daikin Park. The 390-foot-long ball left the bat at 107.3 mph, in what might be categorized as a real missile.