Juan Soto keeps his Mets turnaround going with ‘perfect day’ at plate

Mets' Juan Soto achieves career first amid hot start to June

Juan Soto reached base six times on Sunday, a career first for a single game as he continues to heat up early in June.

Juan Soto keeps his Mets turnaround going with ‘perfect day’ at plate

Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free DENVER — The Mets had multiple loud assassins on Sunday, with Juan Soto inflicting damage more subtly. On a day Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each blasted two homers, it was Soto on base that was easy to overlook in the 13-5 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field.

Juan Soto and his empty calories are what the Mets need

In case you missed it, Juan Soto is finally starting to hit like the Juan Soto we know and love. The New York Mets’ star free agent has been on an absolute tear in June, batting .346 with a .615 slugging percentage and 1.179 OPS. His batting average is up to .244 on the year and his OPS a respectable .820. And on the power & production side this month, Juan Soto has chipped in…two home runs and four RBI. Not exactly a giant helping of offense. I…

Pitchers beware: Mets' star slugger is starting to come around

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn ImagesIsaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It wasn’t panic. Not exactly. But there was a growing tension among New York Mets fans whenever Juan Soto stepped to the plate. The man with the $765 million swing was doing fine—good even—but “fine” isn’t what New York paid for. Soto wasn’t barreling balls with the same ruthless precision. He was walking, yes. Still hitting the ball hard, yes. But the results just weren’t quite Soto-l…