HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night. With two out in the third inning, Soto drove a 1-2 pitch from Hunter Brown deep to right for a solo shot that lifted New York to a 3-0 lead.

Hunter Brown gets the start for the Astros as they continue their opening series against the New York Mets at Daikin Park.

The New York Mets haven’t gotten the best performance from their star-studded offense across their first three games. Besides Juan Soto, not a single batter rec

Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.

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Juan Soto hit his first home run with the New York Mets when he connected in the third inning against the Houston Astros.

Allow Juan Soto to reintroduce himself. One day after hitting his first home run as a member of the Mets, the visitors clubhouse at Daikin Park was still buzzing. It wasn’t just that he hit a home run and when he did — in the third inning of a 2-0 game off Houston right-hander Hunter Brown — it was how he managed to do it that impressed.