16-13: 4 NL Teams, 1 Wild-Card Spot2 of 9Ishika Samant/Getty Images Juan Soto16. As for the Mets, their tailspin has put them out of the money in the NL wild-card race. The Reds won their season series with the Mets, 4-2. He isn't going to win the NL MVP, but Juan Soto arguably has a stronger MVP case this year than he did in 2024. He's gone 40-30 with an NL-high .399 OBP, and he's put the Mets on his back with 10 homers in his last 22 games.