The New York Mets scored six runs in the fourth inning, during which Juan Soto set a new career high as he hit his 42nd home run of 2025, helping New York defeat the Washington Nationals 12-6 at Citi Field on Friday. The homer came off Nationals left-hander PJ Poulin and gave the Mets a lead they maintained for the rest of the game.

Soto went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, two runs scored, two walks, and a stolen base in the game, extending his already remarkable season. His 42nd homer surpassed his previous career high of 41, set last year with the Yankees, and moved him past Todd Hundley (1996) and Carlos Beltran (2006) on the Mets’ single-season home run list. The blast, a 419-foot drive to dead center at 107 mph, was his first season under a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million con

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