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.

Juan Soto hit his first home run with the New York Mets, connecting in the third inning against the Houston Astros

Juan Soto’s debut with the New York Mets has seemingly the entire baseball world excited. “Yeah, put me in that category too,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday. “I’m excited to watch him today and every day.

Superstar Juan Soto made his debut for the Mets against the Astros after signing his record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract with New York this winter. Overall, his first game as a Met can undoubtedly be described as disappointing.

All eyes will be on the outfield Thursday afternoon at Daikin Park -- formerly Minute Maid Park -- when the Mets face the Astros on Opening Day. Mets star outfielder Juan Soto will make his debut for

The Red Sox, Mets and Yankees are playing Thursday afternoon as Major League Baseball has Opening Day. Here's how to watch the games.

Juan Soto finds an opening and records a single in his first regular-season at-bat with the Mets.

On the first day of his first season with the Mets, of course it all came down to Juan Soto. A sleepy-turned-suspenseful Opening Day evolved into a familiar scene for the Mets, who never held a lead in the 3-1 loss to the Astros but brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate in each of the last two innings.

The Mets couldn't replicate their past success on Opening Day, and it resulted in a sour start to the Juan Soto era in Queens.