On a day Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each blasted two homers, it was Soto on base that was easy to overlook in the 13-5 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field. The Mets hadn’t had a player reach base six times in a game since Alonso on Aug. 15, 2019.

“One of the things that Juan Soto really wanted to work on this season was his throwing. He thought it could get better. And so this spring the Mets actually put him in the pitching lab for a day and gave him a full evaluation the same way they would any pitcher. They figured out that his throwing motion was pretty messed up.