{"id":22637,"date":"2025-02-23T13:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=22637"},"modified":"2025-02-23T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T12:17:16","slug":"juan-sotos-mets-journey-begins-with-storybook-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/juan-sotos-mets-journey-begins-with-storybook-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Soto&#8217;s Mets journey begins with storybook moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the Yankees are busy reacting to a <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/yankees-captain-aaron-judge-takes-stand-on-new-facial-hair-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>long-overdue policy change<\/a>, their crosstown rivals just lived a moment straight out of a script. The New York Mets, desperate to step out of the Yankees&rsquo; shadow and claim the city as their own, got the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/after-being-here-and-there-juan-soto-finds-home-with-mets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>perfect opening act<\/a> from their $765 million man.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Juan Soto, New York Mets<\/h2><p>Juan Soto, in his first at-bat as a Met, went yard.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Number Juan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HfS6ikoLmm\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/HfS6ikoLmm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1893367682700816871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Yes, it&rsquo;s just spring training. Yes, the games don&rsquo;t count. But sometimes, baseball writes its own storylines, and Soto wasted no time in giving the Mets their first chapter. A towering 426-foot solo shot to left-center field in the first inning against the Houston Astros.<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/historic-mlb-espn-partnership-to-end-after-2025-season-ron-manfred-cites-minimal-coverage\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Historic MLB-ESPN partnership to end after 2025 season, Ron Manfred cites &lsquo;minimal coverage&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>For those keeping track, Juan Soto did the same thing last year in his first spring training game with the Yankees, crushing a three-run homer against the Toronto Blue Jays. But Mets fans aren&rsquo;t concerned with the past &ndash; they just saw a glimpse of the future.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I feel like everybody was really happy,&rdquo;<\/em> Juan Soto said after the game. <em>&ldquo;I would say the worst reaction was [teammate] Jesse Winker, that I stepped on him. He was really [in] pain, but he was happy at the same time.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUAN SOTO HOMERS IN HIS FIRST AT-BAT IN A METS UNIFORM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e1IO8WTc5T\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/e1IO8WTc5T<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Talkin&rsquo; Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1893364930394440059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Of course, the Mets didn&rsquo;t sign Juan Soto to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal just for spring training home runs. But this was the kind of start a team dreams of when they invest in a generational talent.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A positive sign from Clay Holmes<\/h2><p>While Juan Soto stole the headlines, the Mets had another encouraging sight on Saturday &ndash; Clay Holmes. The former Yankee, now transitioning to a starting role, threw 34 pitches across three perfect innings, striking out three.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clay Holmes's new \"Kick Change.\" <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YU1sWTfPuj\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/YU1sWTfPuj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PitchingNinja\/status\/1893368519464570977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Holmes, who has started just four of his 311 big league appearances, is attempting a shift from reliever\/closer to starter, and if the Mets can turn him into a reliable arm in the rotation, it would be yet another slap in the Yankees&rsquo; face, especially the fanbase.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Juan Soto, New York Mets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":22639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[255,874],"class_list":["post-22637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-juan-soto","tag-mets"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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