Juan Soto heating up with weather as he belts another Mets homer

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Juan Soto’s comfort level — and his offensive production — continue to rise in Queens. So, too, does the Home Run Apple beyond the center field wall at Citi Field, as Soto went deep for the fifth time in 11 games in support of David Peterson during Wednesday’s 5-0 win over the Nationals. Soto’s batting average for June is up to .382 with a 1.336 OPS over 47 plate appearances after the $765 million free agent signing had hit just .231 with a .776 OPS over his first two months with the team. “It takes time,” Soto, who didn’t speak to the media afterward, told The Post before the game.

“I’m still going up and down, but it’s part of it. “It’s still a process and you’ve gotta keep coming through, but definitely I’m feeling better the last couple of weeks.” Soto also had said before the game that he credits veteran teammates such as Starling Marte with helping him acclimate to his new Flushing surroundings. “Marte is a veteran player, and a great teammate, a great dude,” Soto said.“He’s one of the guys I have talked to the most, probably the most.

He’s been teaching me the Mets way and how to settle in.And it has meant a lot to me. “I can’t tell you what he’s been telling me, but he’s definitely helped me a lot to settle in with the clubhouse and how everything works in here.” Marte’s playing time has been most affected by Soto’s arrival, and he did not play Wednesday night.

But he again was shown taking a photo with a smiling Soto in the dugout following the latter’s two-run homer to right off Washington starter Jake Irvin in the third inning. The four-time All-Star added a single in the seventh for his fourth multihit game in his last five appearances. Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who ripped two solo homers in the win, also said he spoke to Soto recently about ex...