Juan Soto's gradual improvement with the New York Mets was highlighted in a recent game against the Colorado Rockies, where he hit a crucial home run in the eighth inning. After struggling with a poor batting average of .224 and a 17-game homer-less streak, Soto's recent form, including two home runs in consecutive games, suggests that he is regaining confidence. Manager Carlos Mendoza noted improvements in Soto's balance and conviction during his at-bats, hinting that a significant turnaround in performance may be imminent.
Nursing a one-run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning against the historically bad Colorado Rockies, Soto jumped on a Zach Agnos full-count splitter drifting toward the bottom of the zone, dropped to a knee while swinging, and launched it 388 feet over the right-center-field fence to put the Mets up 5-3.
I think he's in a really good spot here, Mendoza said of his superstar slow starter. Even just some of the pitches that he's fouling off, just the balance there at the end is a pretty good sign that he's getting there.
Soto entered Monday's series opener in Los Angeles against the Dodgers by going 4-for-his-previous-9 with home runs on Saturday and Sunday against the Rockies, breaking a 17-game homer-less drought.
The one-knee thing, I never think about it. It just happens where I just try to square up the ball, and that pitch just took me there.
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