The New York Mets' infield depth is being tested already, and it's only their second day of spring training games. On Sunday, in a split-squad game against the Washington Nationals, utility infielder Nick Madrigal exited the contest in the bottom of the first inning;

Juan Soto made his spring training debut as a New York Met on Saturday and wasted no time making a splash. Soto crushed a 426-foot home run to center field off the Houston Astros’ Colton Gordon in the bottom of the first inning to put New York ahead 1-0.

Some hitters have a hard time finding their timing at the start of spring. Juan Soto is not just some hitter. The star outfielder who signed a 15-year contract with the Mets over the winter drove a 2-1 fastball from left-hander Colton Gordon over Clover Park’s center field fence in his first at-bat in a Mets uniform on Saturday.