Soto spoke with the media after the game and got honest about this final at-bat. "We all want to do something in a big spot," Soto said, per an X post from SNY. "We're all trying

"He just got me in that situation," Soto said. Hader loaded the bases with nobody out, then fanned third-string catcher Hayden Senger in his first major league at-bat. Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly made it 3-1, and there were runners on first and third when Hader struck out Soto for his 200th career save.

Five times Juan Soto stepped into the batter's box during his debut with the New York Mets against the Houston Astros on Thursday. And five times baseball's $765 million man received steady boos from the Daikin Park crowd,