San Diego Padres fans impressed as Juan Soto leads National League in OPS+: "Man has he come roaring back"

San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto has recently turned up the heat at the plate. He's seen the ball well lately, resulting in a five-game hitting streak heading into Saturday.

Throughout his last five games, he's hitting 10-18 with three home runs, five walks, and six RBIs. This recent success has driven his OPS+ to 161, where he leads all National League players.

Soto also leads the entire league in walks and intentional walks. After a rocky start to the season, he has turned it around and is starting to look like one of the most feared hitters again.

Soto is hitting .273/.425/.508 with 14 home runs and 40 RBIs on the year. He and Fernando Tatis Jr. have stepped up over the last few weeks. They've been key to San Diego's recent success.

San Diego Padres fans couldn't be happier with how Juan Soto has produced at the plate. The Padres desperately needed somebody to come alive and bring life back into this team.

If Juan Soto keeps up this performance, he will get the big contract he is searching for. He is set to become a free agent at the end of the year.

Juan Soto has to be the sparkplug for the San Diego Padres to turn it around

The San Diego Padres have been one of the most disappointing teams this season. Many around the league had them picked to run away with the division, but that has not been the case. They're in fourth place in the National Lague West and 8.5 games behind the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Padres have the talent to stand with any team in the league. They need to come out swinging. They are one series removed from beating the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series.

San Diego has to get the ball moving and climb the division. If they don't, they may find themselves too deep of a hole to climb out of.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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