Jose Reyes says the criticism of Juan Soto during his first year with the Mets is unwarranted -- explaining to TMZ Sports the guy can't hit a home run every at-bat!

We got the ex-New York shortstop's thoughts on the Mets and their $765 million man, and he said that while fans expect a lot outta Soto, he's still human at the end of the day. Getty

"He got like what 28 homers, he's hitting .250 something, you know people expect him to do a little bit better," he said. "But for his first year, I think he do good."

"If you put his number where he ranks with let's say [the] top 20 Major League players right now, he's there. I think he's going to end with more than 35 homers."

While he's pleased with how Soto is doing, the team as a whole has hit a wall since the All-Star break.

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