Juan Soto never took his eyes off the ball, staring it down as it soared over the fence. He took a few casual steps toward first, watching the entire arc of his home run, before finally putting his head down and trotting around the bases.

Juan Soto is on the board - and it'll be a familiar sight for New York Mets fans for the next 15 years. In the top of the third inning, the 26-year-old outfielder stepped into the batter's box against Houston Astros right-hander Hunter Brown.

In his second at-bat in the second game of his Mets tenure, Juan Soto launched his first home run with the team off Astros right-hander Hunter Brown.