Juan Soto’s debut season with the Mets has been a high-octane ride: big expectations, milestone moments, and a push toward a playoff berth framed by a roller-coaster ride of results. Soto’s presence has powered a lineup that already rewrote a franchise record with a 36-game stolen-base spree in which Mets players were not caught, a sequence set up by Francisco Lindor’s earlier baserunning. Pete Alonso vaulted to franchise HR legend status with 253, a mark that underscored the Mets’ talent in the heart of a competitive stretch run. Yet even with the offensive fireworks, the team has endured a late-season skid and sits 0.5 games ahead of a tight wild-card race, a reminder that offense alone won’t seal a playoff bid. The tale also echoes across New York, with the Yankees and Red Sox navigating their own razor-thin margins in a season defined by tiny edges and big records. For fantasy managers, Soto’s speed and run-production upside, Alonso’s power pace, and Lindor’s on-base presence shape the Mets’ late-season narrative into a must-watch for the stretch drive.