If the New York Mets weren’t already nervous about their 15-year, $765M funding in Juan Soto, they need to be.
Coming into Wednesday night time’s highway sport in opposition to the Boston Purple Sox, the Mets proper fielder had slashed .247/.379/.437 in 48 video games. In 157 regular-season video games with the New York Yankees final season, he slashed .288/.419/.569.
To assist the Mets discover an offensive spark, New York supervisor Carlos Mendoza moved Soto from second to 3rd within the batting order. Mets proper fielder Starling Marte hit second, and first baseman Pete Alonso hit fourth.
“There is a good probability I will hold these guys at three and 4,” Mendoza mentioned earlier than the sport, by way of Abbey Mastracco of the New York Every day Information. “Then, we’ll go from there.”
Mendoza ought to rethink that technique after Soto had an terrible outing in opposition to Boston. He struck out on his first two at-bats, though he did not swing as soon as.
