He hit second in the order Saturday, between Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, and drilled a 426-foot homer on a 2-1 pitch from left-hander Colton Gordon. The following inning, Soto drove in another run with a groundball.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras handles a ground out by New York Mets' Francisco Lindor during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, Feb. 24,

The Mets may have missed the postseason had Acuna - who struggled in the minors last season - not filled in as superbly as he did for the injured Francisco Lindor in September.

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Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso will all make their spring training debuts on Saturday for the Mets against the Astros at Clover Park.

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor throws out Miami Marlins' Jonah Bride at first during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Jupiter,

The New York Mets began the Juan Soto era—and one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history—on Saturday against the Houston Astros. So far, so good … or shall we say, Soto good? Soto hit second in Saturday's spring training opener between All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and newly-resigned first baseman Pete Alonso.

National League MVP runner-up Francisco Lindor in Carlos Mendoza's lineup for the spring training opener on Saturday, Soto stepped to the plate with one out in the first inning for his first Mets at-bat.

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New York Mets’ catcher Francisco Alvarez made a huge claim in spring training that his side have the best batting lineup in baseball after the signings of $765million star Juan Soto and Pete Alonso. However,

We only say “quietly” because Lindor, a four-time All-Star and face of the Mets, went 0-for-2 in a victory over the Astros. Lindor started at shortstop and drove in a run with a second-inning groundout.