Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. It took until the 16th game and included some murmurs and groans from fans along the way as a slow start kept dragging on but Juan Soto finally cleared the Citi Field fence Thursday. And then he cleared it again two frames later. Soto, who inked a $765 million megadeal in the offseason, launched his first homer at the Mets home ballpark during the sixth inning of their game against the Diamondbacks, connecting on a Zac Gallen cutter and sending it 391 feet over the left-center fence. He then homered again in the eighth, cutting the Mets deficit to 3-2 and giving him five for the season. His first home run Johnny Damon Jersey trimmed the Mets deficit to 2-1, served as just their second hit of the day against Gallen Arizonas ace who had dazzled with seven strikeouts up to that juncture. Yet, the two blasts werent enough in the JUAN SOTO'S FIRST CITI FIELD HOME RUN AS A MET! SNY (@SNYtv) Juan Soto hits his first Citi Field home run as a Met during the sixth inning against the Diamondbacks on May 1, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post Juan Soto gestures after hitting his first Citi Field home run on May 1, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post Explore More He also snapped a 14-game homerle s drought that dated back to April 15, when he homered for a second consecutive game against the Twins. In the eighth inning, Soto then crushed a four-seam fastball from Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel 399 to nearly the same spot in left-center pulling the Mets within 3-2. SECOND HOME RUN OF THE DAY FOR JUAN SOTO! SNY (@SNYtv) Juan Soto celebrates his home run as he cro ses home plate on May 1, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post Juan Soto celebrates his home run in the Mets dugout on May 1, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post Compared to 2024 with the Yankees, this had been , but manager Carlos Mendoza kept reiterating his faith in the superstar outfielder. He hadnt noticed Soto pre sing. The exit velocity evident again Thursday with a 110 mph groundout in the first inning hadnt dipped. And finally, in one swing and one ball that kept traveling, Mendoza and the Mets received a bit of validation. Jeter Downs Jersey