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Soto drove a 2-1 fastball from left-hander Colton Gordon over Clover Park’s center field fence in his first at-bat in Mets uniform on Saturday.

Mets right fielder Juan Soto couldn't have scripted it any better, hitting a solo HR in his first at-bat against the Houston Astros. Soto attributed his successful start to the hard work he's put in both during the offseason and the first week of spring training.

Prized free-agent signing Juan Soto went yard in his first at-bat with the New York Mets during spring training on Saturday.

PORT ST. LUCIE — Technically, Juan Soto has already worn a Mets uniform and there are photos to prove it. But come Saturday afternoon, he’ll wear blue and orange for the first time in front of fans when the Mets open their spring slate against the Houston Astros at Clover Park.

Soto homered off of Houston Astros pitcher Colton Gordon during the bottom of the first inning, giving him the first home run of his time with the Mets. “Get used to it,” the team account shared on social media after Soto homered.

Juan Soto has homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the New York Mets against Houston.

New York’s All-Star held Houston scoreless through three innings of play. Per SNY, Holmes has now thrown six scoreless innings in Spring Training. That includes him allowing only one hit and one walk to two strikeouts thrown against the Astros.

The $765 million superstar crushed his second home run this spring during the Mets’ Grapefruit League game against the Nationals on Friday.

In the bottom of the second inning, Juan Soto took advantage of a juicy pitch right down the middle from the Nats' Japanese pitcher, Shinnosuke Ogasawara, to add two more runs to