What down season?
Mets star Juan Soto officially joined a pristine club on Tuesday night.
The outfielder swiped his 30th bag of the season in the top of the eighth against the Phillies, making him just the fifth player in franchise history to put together a 30-30 season.
The others are Darryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson (three times), David Wright, and Francisco Lindor.
Soto is the first player in baseball to reach the mark this season.
"It's a big deal for him getting to 30," Carlos Mendoza said. "But if you ask him he isn' about his own stats, he's about winning, and right now obviously we're going through a tough stretch but he's all about winning — but the fact that he got to 30 is certainly impressive."
Soto currently leads the Mets in both marks, and his stolen bases are a new career-high.
The home runs don’t come as a surprise, but working with first base coach Antoan Richardson he’s put an emphasis on improving as a baserunner during his first year as a Met, and it’s led to the uptick in thefts.
"We've put in a lot of hard work since the beginning of the season," Soto said. "Antoan did an unbelievable job, he's been helping me since Day 1, so I think I give him all the credit. He's the one who put me in this situation and in this spot to do what I've done."
With 17 games still left to play, Soto has a strong chance to become the first 40-30 player in Mets history.
Juan Soto has the first 30/30 season of his career and the seventh 30/30 season in the history of the Mets 👏 pic.twitter.com/f1MEuZej5N
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 10, 2025
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