Juan Soto reached a thousand games in MLB; Enter historical group with Williams and Thomas

The Dominican emulated what was achieved by two members of the Cooperstown Hall of Fame at the time of completing a thousand meetings in Major Leagues.

The construction of a path to immortality is something that takes an athlete all his professional career, but on the route are marked boxes that show that he is on the right track. In the case of professional baseball of Major Leagueswhere statistical accumulation is one of the most important elements when determining whether someone has merits to enter or not Cooperstownthe above is even more true.

In the particular case of Juan Sotowho is barely 26 and signed a contract for 15 seasons with New York Metsit is very normal to see its name placed next to that of some of the greatest legends of the game, due to its combination between performance and youth. The most recent feat of the Dominican is to reach a thousand games and enter an exclusive group in which with him, there are only two more players, both members of the Hall of Fame.

At the end of a thousand career games, Juan Soto accumulates 212 home runs and 821 bases per ball. The only two other players who, upon reaching a thousand matches, had at least 200 homers and 800 transfers were Ted Williams (220 home runs, 908 bases per ball) and Frank Thomas (238 homers, 829 transfers) According to Sarah Langs via the social network X (formerly Twitter).

Juan Soto Will Play in His 1,000th Career Game Today

With 212 HR and 820 BB, Soto Joins Ted Williams (220 Hr, 908 BB) and Frank Thomas (238, 829) As The Only Players in MLB History With 200+ Homers and 800+ Walks at The Time of ESIR 1,000th Games pic.twitter.com/mexrboyt0l

– Sarah Langs (@slangsports) June 7, 2025

The essential difference between the three players and their brand is that, in the case of Williams and Thomasthey reached her while playing the season corresponding to her 29 years, while Soto It has 26, three less than both legends, which, in principle, gives the Dominican an important space to overcome what was done by the two players at that age.

Meanwhile, Soto It seems to start recovering, at the level of performed, which has been its worst year in MLBcoincidentally, the first year of its megantratrate with the Mets.