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Juan Soto hits 426-foot home run in first at-bat for Mets

Juan Soto homered in his first spring training at-bat for the New York Mets, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning against Houston on Saturday.

"I feel like everybody was really happy. I would say the worst reaction was (teammate) Jesse Winker, that I stepped on him," Soto said. "He was really (in) pain, but he was happy at the same time."

Soto also homered last year in his first spring training game with the New York Yankees, belting a three-run shot in the fourth inning of that matchup with Toronto.