NEW YORK — Juan Soto’s numbers are getting ugly in the four-time MLB All-Star’s first season with the New York Mets.
The slumping slugger went hitless again Wednesday and failed to get the ball out of the infield in a 9-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
After signing a record $765 million contract in December as a free agent, Soto is batting a measly .224 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs in 55 games during a turbulent debut campaign with the Mets.
The five-time Silver Slugger winner was 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout Wednesday in a dreary performance that matched the weather. He was booed by a sparse crowd at Citi Field, where only a few thousand fans were on hand for a hastily rescheduled game.
With rain in the forecast Wednesday night, the first pitch was moved up six hours to 1:10 p.m., a decision made Tuesday.