{"id":534205,"date":"2026-03-13T18:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/534205\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:13:10","slug":"mets-juan-soto-predicted-to-do-something-historic-hes-never-done-before-in-2026-mlb-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/534205\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets’ Juan Soto predicted to do something historic he’s never done before in 2026 MLB season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mets’ Juan Soto predicted to do something historic he’s never done before in 2026 MLB season<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Juan Soto has done many things in his MLB career.<\/p>\n

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But one thing the New York Mets<\/a>‘ superstar has never done is hit 50 home runs in a season.<\/p>\n

If you ask ESPN’s Jeff Passan, this might be the year.<\/p>\n

Passan wrote in a new article<\/a> on Friday that it “wouldn’t surprise” him if Soto left the yard 50 times. His current single-season best for home runs is 43.<\/p>\n

“While it’s a safe bet that he won’t book 38 steals again, Soto’s homer surge in recent years — from 27 to 35 to 41 to 43 — indicates a greater emphasis on power as he heads into his age-27 season,” Passan writes. “It’s easy to forget Soto is still young, still evolving, still figuring out the full extent of his baseball-playing powers. His greatness, at this point, is indisputable. Just how great Soto can be, and where his ample set of tools takes him, is for him to answer.”<\/p>\n

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Soto is getting an ahead-of-time tune-up that’s a little different than a standard Spring Training, too. He’s representing the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n

The D.R. team has one of the most fearsome baseball lineups ever assembled, and Soto is right at the heart of it.<\/p>\n

He’ll obviously be at the heart of the Mets’ lineup this season, too. New York will be hoping for the best Soto can possibly provide.<\/p>\n

At the end of last season, the Mets managed to collapse out of a wild card spot and miss the playoffs entirely.<\/p>\n

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They obviously can’t afford to do that two years in a row. They’ve got too good a team for that to happen.<\/p>\n

Soto will be the tone setter as one of the best hitters to ever step into a batter’s box. If he hits 50 homers, look out.<\/p>\n

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