Soto got off to a rough start in his Mets career, logging a .752 OPS in April and batting just .219 in May. But he was scorching hot in June, hitting .322/.474/.722 with 11 homers and 20 RBIs in 27 games, which was enough to earn him the NL Player of the Month honors.

Juan Soto understands there is finite space on the All-Star team. He missed out despite posting one of the best months of June in MLB this season.

The list of participants for the upcoming MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta continues to generate controversy, especially around the initial exclusion of New York Mets superstar Juan So