HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his first homer with the New York Mets, helping his new team beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night. With two out in the third inning, Soto drove a 1-2 pitch from Hunter Brown deep to right for a solo shot that lifted New York to a 3-0 lead.

Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.

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Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor will not start Monday's game following the birth of his son, but he may be available off the bench.

Francisco Lindor isn't with the New York Mets on Monday, but for good reason. Lindor and his wife, Katia, have just had their third child. A boy, Koa Amani Lindor, recently entered the world. Koa is the younger brother of sisters Kalin Zoe and Amapola Chloe.