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“Disappointing, Embarrassing” – Juan Soto Gets Brutally Honest About His 2026 Mets Season
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Juan Soto bluntly admitted he failed to spark a change in the New York Mets' disappointing 2026 campaign, as the Mets have now missed the postseason for the second straight year. The outfielder, however, took responsibility for making things better.
On Saturday, in a game between the Mets and the Washington Nationals , pitcher Richard Lovelady hit Soto on his already injured right hand, forcing him to exit the game.
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Now a day later, Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto reflected on their 2026 season and shared their mutual vision for a 2027 turnaround. Soto did not shy away from admitting his own failures, acknowledging the need to improve:
"My season's a tough one. A lot of ups and downs. I want to call it disappointing, embarrassing. It says I got to prepare myself better. I got to be better. I got to be for the team. I try to be out there for 162 and contribute as much as I can.
Soto also expressed a similar sentiment after last Thursday's game, where the Mets lost to the Rangers 3-1:
"It's definitely not what I imagined in my head. There is nothing I can do other than blame myself. I have got to be better. I have got to be at the level to take us forward."
Juan Soto Reveals His Plan to Improve His Fitness Ahead of 2027 Season
During the same interview , Juan Soto revealed his plans to improve his fitness ahead of the next season, referring to his recent calf injury:
"Yeah, 100%, we have to be focused on the calf and try to make sure everything is strong down there. But my upper body and around my legs, around the calves, we gotta be stronger too. I'm going to try to focus on my whole body and try to be in the best shape I can be for next year."
Soto credited his strength coaches for staying with him throughout but remained unsure about what exactly led to his injury issues:
"I feel like I prepared myself the best to be ready for this season. The strength coaches tried their best to, you know, help me to stay strong and ready on the field, but things happened, and we just got to take it like a champ and try to figure out what we can do for next year to stay a little longer on the field."
Soto is currently signed with the franchise for 15 years for $765 million, a record-breaking deal finalized in December 2024.
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