Juan Soto understands he has a reputation. He also understands even a reputation as outsized as his needs affirmation. “Everybody knows who you are,” Soto said Saturday afternoon, after homering in his first spring plate appearance with the Mets in their 6-2 victory.

After signing a record $765 million 15-year contract with the New York Mets this offseason, Juan Soto hit a solo shot in his first spring training at-bat, helping the hosts defeat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday in Port St.

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Prized free-agent signing Juan Soto went yard in his first at-bat with the New York Mets during spring training on Saturday.

Soto homered off of Houston Astros pitcher Colton Gordon during the bottom of the first inning, giving him the first home run of his time with the Mets. “Get used to it,” the team account shared on social media after Soto homered.

Soto drove a 2-1 fastball from left-hander Colton Gordon over Clover Park’s center field fence in his first at-bat in Mets uniform on Saturday.

Juan Soto has homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the New York Mets against Houston.

The New York Mets are in the middle of their first 2025 spring training game against the Houston Astros. And the spring has gotten off to an excellent start bec

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Soto signed a record $765 million, 15-year contract this offseason, moving across New York from the Yankees to the Mets. He hit second in the order Saturday, between Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, and drilled a 426-foot homer on a 2-1 pitch from left-hander Colton Gordon. The following inning, Soto drove in another run with a groundball.

The newly signed Mets star wasted no time getting a home run on the board in Saturday's spring training action.