Juan Soto's latest Mets dud underscores more of what's gone wrong


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Juan Soto's Struggles

Juan Soto's recent performance with the New York Mets has been underwhelming, marked by an 0-for-4 game against the White Sox, dropping his average to 2-for-27 in his last seven games.

Poor Batting Average

After 55 games with the Mets, Soto's batting average sits at a low .224, the worst in the lineup on that particular day. His struggles have been evident in inconsistent swings and strikeouts.

Team-Wide Issues

Soto's poor performance is compounded by the Mets' overall struggles, as highlighted by their 9-4 loss to the White Sox. This underscores broader team issues, not just an individual player's slump.

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In some ways he looked like Juan Soto. There were back-to-back shuffles, which have been rarely seen this season, in a battle at the plate that ended in a walk. 

In other ways he did not look much like Juan Soto. There were uncertain swings, a strikeout, batting gloves that were flung and an 0-for-4 afternoon (with that walk) that dropped him to 2-for-27 in his past seven games.

Through the first two months of his Mets career, the $765 million man finished play with the worst batting average (.224) in the day’s lineup. 

If Soto’s first 55 games as a Met have not quite been disastrous, they certainly have not been ideal, the latest a personal dud in a team-wide dud of a 9-4 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday. 

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