DETROIT — Juan Soto’s season long ago moved beyond the adaptation to a new team stage and has shot lately into the stratosphere.

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National League MVP?

There is still likely a gap for Soto to close on that front against players such as Shohei Ohtani, Trea Turner and Pete Crow-Armstrong, but that pedestal isn’t out of the question for the Mets outfielder with 23 games remaining in the regular season.

His chances of becoming the first player in franchise history to hit 40 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season appear greater. It’s a milestone that intrigues Soto, who entered Tuesday with 36 homers and 26 stol

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