PHILADELPHIA — When the Mets signed Juan Soto to a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal in the offseason, they knew what they were getting: Power. Discipline. An elite eye at the plate.

And ... a base running savant?

In Tuesday’s 9-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies , Soto stole his 30th base of the season, joining the 30-30 club to go along with his 38 home runs. His previous career high for stolen bases in a season was 12.

“Definitely a lot of hard work we’ve put in since the beginning of the season,” Soto said after the game. “ (Mets first base coach) Antoan (Richardson) has done an unbelievable job. He’s been helping me since day one, so I think I’ll give him all the credit. He’s the one who put me in this situation.”

Soto’s the fifth Mets player to log a season wit

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