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New York Mets Slugger Juan Soto Makes History With Latest Multi-Home Run Game

Juan Soto blasted two home runs against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, marking the 27th multi-home run game of the New York Mets outfielder's young career.

Sam Connon

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) hits a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth inning at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) hits a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fifth inning at Citizens Bank Park. / Kyle Ross-Imagn Images
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The New York Mets went on a historic home run parade Saturday night against the Philadelphia Phillies, and Juan Soto was naturally right at the center of it.

Soto capped off back-to-back-to-back homers in the top of the third inning, helping the Mets snag a 4-3 lead. New York didn't slow down from there, either, as Soto crushed a 437-foot bomb in the fifth.

It marked Soto's third multi-home run game of the season, and the 26th of the 26-year-old's career.

According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, that ties Soto with Jimmie Foxx for the most career multi-homer games before turning 27 years old. He was previously tied with Mel Ott, Eddie Mathews and Alex Rodriguez.

Soto finished the contest 4-for-5, bumping his batting average up to .256 and his OPS up to .877. The former Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres and New York Yankees slugger is up to 16 home runs and 41 RBIs on the season.

The Mets, meanwhile, rode their seven solo home runs to an 11-4 win, pulling back into a tie for first place in the NL East. That is where the club hoped to be in 2025, considering they made the 2024 NLCS and handed Soto a record-breaking contract shortly after.

With their seven-game losing streak over, the Mets will try to claim the series in a rubber match with the Phillies on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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