Standard stats show that Soto slashed .234/.364/.430 with a .794 OPS, 10 homers and 28 RBI over his first 59 games after he signed a 15-year, $765M contract to join the Mets this past offseason. That said, Petriello noted that nothing among Soto’s underlying numbers indicates the 26-year-old is somehow in decline while in his prime.

Juan Soto snapped a 17-game home run drought with a 404-foot homer to left-centerfield in the fourth inning of the New York Mets’ 8-2 win Saturday over the Colorado Rockies. Soto’s first homer since May 9 was clocked at 109.