Soto and the Yankees fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series due largely to the play of veteran first baseman Freddie Freeman, who was named World Series MVP after hitting .300 with four home runs and 12 RBI in the Fall Classic.

There isn’t much controversy over who’s the most impactful acquisition/pickup/hiring over the past year. It has to be Juan Soto.

While Juan Soto has started hot for the New York Mets, their offense as a whole struggled against the Houston Astros.

Though the Mets lost the series after they were one-hit Saturday in a 2-1 defeat, there were still a few very positive signs.

The New York Mets had a difficult task opening the 2025 season on the road against the Houston Astros, who have won the AL West eight of the last nine years and

Jeremy Peña homered and Yordan Alvarez got his first hit this season, a tiebreaking double in the sixth inning that lifted the Houston Astros to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets

SportsLine's proven model has simulated Houston Astros vs. Juan Soto and the New York Mets on Saturday 10,000 times

Start with Francisco Lindor, who went hitless in the three games, and then skip over Soto before working down the batting order. The Mets aren’t hitting. On Saturday they managed only one hit in a 2-1 loss to the Astros at Daikin Park in the series rubber game.