Mets Send Message to Juan Soto After Major News on Thursday

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Jun 20, 2025 - 03:30

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Mets Send Message to Juan Soto After Major News on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

New York Mets superstar Juan Soto didn't look like himself to start the season, but it was only a matter of time before he regained his powers at the plate.

The four-time All-MLB honoree slashed .232/.347/.345 in April and .219/.345/.448 in May, but he was slashing .340/.522/.700 in June ahead of Wednesday's 0-for-4 against the Atlanta Braves. If he continues to bat over .300 in the coming months, the Mets could run away with the NL's top seed.

New York entered Thursday atop the NL East despite Soto slashing just .248/.387/.462 on the season. For context, his career slash line is .282/.418/.527.

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22)© Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Soto reminded the baseball world what he's capable of with his latest history-making accomplishment on Thursday.

The 26-year-old notched his 1,000th career hit, joining Mickey Mantle and Mel Ott as the only players to ever record 1,000 hits, 700 walks, and 200 homers before turning 27 (h/t Bob Nightengale of USA Today). He turns 27 on Oct. 25.

The Mets reacted to this news with a post on X.

Congrats to @JuanSoto25_ on career hit no. 1,000! 👏@HauglandGroup | #LGM pic.twitter.com/psaiIRBrFq— New York Mets (@Mets) June 19, 2025

Soto signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2015 before making his MLB debut in 2018. The native Dominican was the runner-up for the NL Rookie of the Year Award that season and helped lead the Nationals to their first-ever championship the following season.

Soto won the NL batting title in 2020 with a .351 average and was the NL MVP runner-up in 2021. The Nationals traded him to the San Diego Padres in August 2022, who then sent him to the New York Yankees in December 2023.

He then helped lead the Yankees to their first World Series appearance in 15 years before signing a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets in December 2024.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.