Juan Soto knows theres still a long way to go to fixing slow Mets start after snapping homer drought

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Juan Soto snapped his 17-game homerless streak with a fourth-inning blast in the Mets’ 8-2 win over the Rockies on Saturday.He hadn’t gone deep since May 9 and his slow start to his Mets tenure has been in the spotlight of what’s otherwise been a good start to the season in Queens.“I knew it was gone,’’ said Soto, who’s reached base in four of his last seven plate appearances.A day earlier, he acknowledged he’d been struggling.Asked Saturday if it was a relief to break his homerless stretch, Soto said, “There’s still a long way to go.

It feels good, but we’ve got to keep working.”Brandon Nimmo also homered immediately before Soto and said Soto’s ninth homer was “a sign of good things to come.”“When he goes the other way, that’s when he’s at his best,’’ said Nimmo, whose performance at the plate has improved since his return from a stiff neck.Nimmo left the game in the eighth inning with a cramp in his right calf.“I’m not worried about it,’’ Nimmo said.He’s 8-for-19 in five games since returning after breaking out of an 0-for-17 funk.After president of baseball operations David Stearns said Friday the team is “paying attention” to Ronny Mauricio’s play at Triple-A Syracuse after coming back from a torn ACL, Carlos Mendoza added to the praise Saturday.“We’re watching,’’ the manager said.“The reports are really good.

It’s not so much the results, it’s just how he’s moving, running on the bases, moving in the infield, his first step going after balls.”Still, it’s the results that have garnered plenty of attention.Entering Saturday, in seven games since being promoted to Syracuse from Double-A Binghamton, Mauricio was 14-for-25 with four extra-base hits, including three homers.“He’s impacting the ball from both sides of the plate,’’ Mendoza said.“H...