They called Rafael Zapata crazy. The owner of a youth baseball academy in the Dominican Republic had an idea. He was going to take a 14-year-old star pitcher and turn him into a position player. The thing was,

The New York Mets earned their first win of the season on Friday night as the $765 million man connected on his first home run in a Mets uniform.

Juan Soto’s bat earned him the biggest contract in professional sports history this offseason when he signed a 15-year, $765 deal with the Mets in December. But the 26-year-old slugger didn’t always envision himself in the batter’s box.

After reaching the World Series for the first time since 2009 and losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, the New York Yankees were outbid for Juan Soto, and the All-Star

HOUSTON — Manager Carlos Mendoza mentioned before Game 1 of a possible 2,430 games to come for Juan Soto as a Met that ... the distinction of the lowest batting average against him in MLB ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — With a matter-of-fact tone, Juan Soto sounded confident. In his decision to pick the New York Mets. In his ability to perform at an elite level, starting with Thursday’s season opener. In anything, really.

The New York Mets lineup is going to have a new dimension this season, with outfielder Juan Soto joining the mix after he signed a 15-year, $765 million deal in the offseason with the team. Soto is projected to bat second in New York’s lineup in 2025,