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Juan Soto

Juan Jose “La Fiera” Soto Pacheco
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'2
Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1998 in Santo Domingo, DR
Signed: 2015 by the Washington Nationals
Acquired: as a free agent, December 2024

 

Juan signed the biggest contract in MLB history in December 2024, easily eclipsing the year-old record set by Shohei Ohtani.  Now he has fifteen years to make good.  We’ll see.  His greatest talent is a brilliant understanding of the strike zone, resulting in a prodigious accumulation of bases on balls.  But that’s not to negate his other virtues, such as excellent power and significant personal character.  His .351 batting average led the National League in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season; it would have been the second-highest mark ever for a Met.  I’ve gathered a few cards to show here, including the one displayed here on top—a Topps Gallery National Baseball Card Day preview card that was an insert in 2020 Topps Chrome.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR  RBI   TB  SB CS   SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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2018 Was NL  116  414  77  121  25  1  22   70  214   5  2   99  79   0   1  0 .406 .517 .292
2019 Was NL  150  542 110  153  32  5  34  110  297  12  1  132 108   3   0  6 .401 .548 .282
2020 Was NL   47  154  39   54  14  0  13   37  107   6  2   28  41   1   0  0 .490 .695 .351
2021 Was NL  151  502 111  157  20  2  29   95  268   9  7   93 145   2   0  5 .465 .534 .313
2022 2teams  153  524  93  127  25  2  27   62  237   6  2   96 135   4   0  0 .401 .452 .242
2023 S D NL  162  568  97  156  32  1  35  109  295  12  5  129 132   2   1  5 .410 .519 .275
2024 N Y AL  157  576 128  166  31  4  41  109  328   7  4  119 129   4   0  4 .419 .569 .288
2025 *METS*    -    -   -    -   -  -   -    -    -   -  -    -   -   -   -  - ---- ---- ----
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METS TOTALS    0    0   0    0   0  0   0    0    0   0  0    0   0   0   0  0 ---- ---- ----
OTHER CLUBS  936 3280 655  934 179 15 201  592 1746  57 23  696 769  16   2 20 .421 .532 .285
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CAREER TOTS  936 3280 655  934 179 15 201  592 1746  57 23  696 769  16   2 20 .421 .532 .285

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR  RBI   TB  SB CS   SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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2022 Was NL  101  342  62   84  17  1  21   46  166   6  2   62  91   3   0  0 .408 .485 .246
2022 S D NL   52  182  31   43   8  1   6   16   71   0  0   33  44   1   0  0 .388 .390 .236

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

2021 Donruss #20 Juan Soto Front

2019 Diamond Kings Squires

2020 Bowman 1990

2021 Donruss

2019 Panini Diamond Kings Squires #S5

2020 Bowman 1990 #90B-JS
2020 Topps Chrome Gallery National Baseball Card Day Previews #GP-7

2021 Donruss #20 (Diamond Kings)

2022 Diamond Kings Gallery of Stars

2023 Topps Archives

2024 Bowman

2022 Panini Diamond Kings Gallery of Stars #SG-15

2023 Topps Archives #90

2024 Bowman #78

2025 Topps #79 (American League Home Run Leaders)

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