Mets’ Juan Soto shocks baseball with unexpected skill surge — will it last?
Soto did something remarkably well in 2025.
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Juan Soto did something remarkably well last season, but the New York Mets ' superstar will have to prove it wasn't a fluke. Soto had never stolen bases like this. The 2026 MLB season will bring into the spotlight whether Soto is now all of a sudden a proven thief.
Even with a few guesses, could you remember how many bases Soto swiped in 2025? It's almost certainly higher than you're thinking. He stole 38.
It led the National League. Soto's previous career-high was 12, which he had done in both 2019 and 2023. Aside from that, all his seasons had been in the single-digits for steals.