MINNEAPOLIS — In an early at-bat against the Twins' Joe Ryan on Monday night, Juan Soto plastered a pitch that narrowly hooked outside the right-field foul pole at Target Field.
It was a warning shot that the gears were turning for the Mets superstar outfielder.
"I was seeing the pitches well," Soto said. "I was taking my swings on the fastball and taking those changeups and sliders down below. I was seeing everything, so that's why I felt that good."
Soto delivered further encouragement in the top of the seventh inning when he pummeled a hanging changeup from Twins right-handed reliever Jorge Alcala over the 23-foot wall in right-center field.