Juan Soto overcomes his difficulties with runners in scoring position and signs a second explosive half

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New York, September 5, 2025. Dominican Juan Soto has once again demonstrated why he is considered one of the most feared hitters in Major League Baseball. After an irregular start to the season with runners in scoring position, the Mets outfielder has undergone a remarkable offensive transformation in the second half of the season, dispelling doubts about his ability to produce in key moments.

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In April and May, Soto recorded a mere .130 average and a .493 OPS with RISP, figures that placed him among the worst in the league during that period. His poor performance fueled the narrative that he wasn't performing in close games, even though his overall statistics remained solid. The landscape changed radically starting in July. In that month, Soto raised his average to ".292 with an OPS of .993", and in August he exploded with a ".391 average and a huge OPS of 1.236" in those situations. Since the All-Star Game, he is among the top five MLB hitters with runners in scoring position, accumulating more than 400 additional OPS points compared to the first half. Analysts attribute the improvement to a combination of factors: an adjustment in his approach at the plate, a greater number of fly balls towards his natural band, and, in part, to the inevitable "positive regression" of an elite player who had already demonstrated consistency in the past. Between 2021 and 2024, Soto accumulated a 1.044 OPS with RISP, the third-best mark in Major League Baseball in that period. The 26-year-old slugger, who is currently looking to complete a historic 40-30 season, is poised to close out one of the best offensive years in Mets history, with aspirations of becoming the best of all time within the franchise if he maintains his pace in September. Source: MLB.