Juan Soto hits first home run as a Met
It took just two games for Juan Soto to show the kind of power that made him worth $765 million.
Soto hit his first home run as a Met on Friday night against the Astros in Houston.
With two out and no one on, Soto drove a 1-2 cutter from Hunter Brown off the facing of the second deck in rightfield to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.
Juan Soto makes it official with his first @Mets home run! 💪 pic.twitter.com/WFhnm2rzTg
— MLB (@MLB) March 29, 2025
The 26-year-old Soto watched the ball as it sailed into the outfield and then slowly started walking toward first base before lightly flipping his bat. The homer traveled 390 feet.
He smiled slightly as he began to round the bases before pounding his chest and raising both of his hands skyward as he reached home plate.
His big hit came a day after he struck out on a full-count slider from closer Josh Hader that was way outside the strike zone with two on and two out in a 3-1 opening-day loss.
Before that, Soto singled and walked twice Thursday in his Mets debut. The slugger signed a record $765 million, 15-year contract as a free agent in December.
Soto struck out on his first at-bat Friday night before homering his second time up.
