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Mets' Soto-Alonso duo projected to join franchise legends

The Soto-Alonso duo is projected to make franchise history for the Mets in 2025.

Logan VanDine

Jul 12, 2021; Denver, CO, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto greets New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso during the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
Jul 12, 2021; Denver, CO, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto greets New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso during the 2021 MLB Home Run Derby. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images / Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
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With Pete Alonso's return to the New York Mets now official, New York's lineup for the 2025 season looks like one of the best in all of baseball.

After reaching the NLCS last season and coming within two games of a World Series appearance, the addition of Juan Soto to go with the likes of the aforementioned Alonso, as well as Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, and Brandon Nimmo, have the Amazins' thinking big. The goal is not only to build off that deep playoff run, but bring a championship to Flushing, Queens for the first time since 1986.

With Soto and Alonso predicted to be the one-two punch in the Mets' batting order, the two sluggers are projected to join franchise legends due to their offensive prowess.

In an X post by Sarah Langs, both Alonso and Soto are projected to hit 36 home runs for the Mets this season, according to Steamer. Langs also noted that the last two times a Mets duo hit 35+ home runs in a season came in 2006 and 1987.

During the 1987 season, third baseman Howard Johnson hit 36 home runs while outfielder Darryl Strawberry hit 39. The 2006 campaign saw outfielder Carlos Beltrán hit 41 home runs, and first baseman Carlos Delgado added another 38 for New York.

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Despite Alonso's disappointing 2024 season on offense that saw him have a career-worst .788 OPS, his return will without question make the lineup more dangerous.

Since making his major league debut in 2019, Alonso's 226 career home runs are the most hit by a National League player and he's also just 27 home runs away from being the Mets' all-time leader in homers. With the addition of Soto, who is coming off a career-high 41 home runs last year with the New York Yankees, another fearsome power duo may be in full force this season at Citi Field.

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LOGAN VANDINE

Logan VanDine is a contributing writer for On SI's Mets. Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work at On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports. Give him a follow on X: @VandineLogan

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