New York Mets star Juan Soto homered against the New York Yankees.
Juan Soto Earns 3-Word Nickname From MLB During Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Thursday night’s 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers got its first spark from Juan Soto, who lined a ground-ball single into right field in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the Mets ahead 2-1. It was a fitting microcosm of Soto’s recent play.
For his efforts in June, the 26-year-old was named the National League Player of the Month after a torrid stretch at the plate. Across 116 plate appearances, Soto slashed an eye-popping .322/.474/.722, belting 11 homers and driving in 20 runs while drawing 25 walks against just 20 strikeouts.
He also scored 25 times, becoming the first Met since David Wright in August 2007 to record at least 25 hits and 25 walks in a single calendar month.
Staying hot in July, Soto looks like a different player than the one who started his Mets tenure in a slump. This was evident on Friday, fittingly against his former team.
After the New York Yankees opened the Subway Series with two home runs in the first inning, one of which came off the bat of Aaron Judge, Soto tied the game with a two-run shot of his own.
This swing earned Soto a new nickname from MLB: Subway Series Soto.
Subway Series Soto 🗽 pic.twitter.com/e1yvCMS4nB
— MLB (@MLB) July 4, 2025
Soto’s power surge in June included two multi-homer games, bringing his career total of multi-dinger performances to 27—surpassing Jimmie Foxx for the most by any player before turning 27. His overall OPS climbed from .770 at the end of May to a robust .900 by month’s end, and his slugging percentage jumped from .413 to .507.
He’s the second Met this season to earn Player of the Month honors, joining Pete Alonso (April), and just the second pair of Mets in franchise history to achieve that feat in the same campaign—the other coming in 1985 with Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
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