NEW YORK -- Juan Soto is starting to feel it.
Following a May slump that dropped his batting average to .224, the New York Mets slugger has eight hits in his last four games. And when he homered Tuesday night at Citi Field, he stared down Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore a couple of times while rounding the bases.
"We were saying hi to each other. That's it," Soto said with the slightest hint of a smile, drawing laughs from reporters.
Gore and Soto were traded for each other as part of a 2022 blockbuster that also sent CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell III and James Wood from San Diego to Washington.