Lindor, Soto become 3rd pair of teammates to reach 30-30 club together

September 29th, 2025

The first player to enter the 30-30 club in 2025 was ... ? That is not a misprint.

Thirty-plus homers have become standard fare for Soto, but entering 2025, he never stole more than 12 bases through any of his first seven MLB seasons. But he put in the work to become a better baserunner in his first year with the Mets, and the proof was right there on the stat sheet; Soto stole his 30th base of the season on Sept. 9 and made it up to 38 by season's end.

The Met most likely to achieve 30-30 entering this season was , who hit those marks in 2023 with New York and did so again when he hit a solo homer against the Cubs on Sept. 25.

Thus, Soto and Lindor became just the third pair of teammates to enter the 30-30 club together in the same season. Here is a look at the (short) list of teammates to reach those dual marks and some other pairings who came close.

and , 2025 Mets
When Lindor swatted his 30th homer on Sept. 25, he became the fifth of an eventual seven players to go 30-30 in 2025, the most in a single season in MLB history. It was also the eighth 30-30 season from a Met, the most of any franchise. The fact that Lindor got to 30-30 was no surprise; he joined the club in 2023 and fell one stolen base shy of going 30-30 in '24.

But the fact that Soto joined as well definitely raised some eyebrows. One of the greatest hitters in the sport, Soto had just 57 stolen bases through his first seven seasons. He had reached double-digit steals only twice. But he was off and running in his debut year with New York. After climbing to the 30-homer mark for the third straight year on Aug. 15, he nabbed his 30th base a few weeks later.

and , 1996 Rockies
Although Burks did have a couple of 25-steal seasons at the start of his career, his ascendance into the 30-30 club kind of mirrored Soto's in just how unlikely it seemed. From 1990-95, Burks stole a total of 36 bases and never more than nine in a single year. Then he sped off with 32 steals in 1996 to go along with 40 homers and an MLB-high 392 total bases during his age-31 season.

A 32-year-old Bichette also took his basestealing to another level as he recorded 31 steals after never getting more than 21 from 1988-95. He crushed a matching 31 homers. The Giants' Barry Bonds and the Reds' Barry Larkin gave 1996 a quartet of 30-30 players.

and , 1987 Mets
Before Soto and Lindor, there were Johnson and Strawberry, the first two Mets to go 30-30. The former stole his 30th base 12 days before the latter in 1987. HoJo would qualify again in 1989 (36 HR, 41 SB) and '91 (38 HR, 30 SB). Although this was Strawberry's lone 30-30 year, he went at least 25-25 in four other seasons. He came up one stolen base short of a 30-30 campaign in 1988, a season in which he led the NL with 39 long balls.

CLOSE CALLS

We're defining a "close call" as one player who reached 30-30 and a teammate who got to at least 25-25.

and , 2025 Mariners
The 2025 season almost had a second pair of 30-30 teammates to go with Soto and Lindor. J-Rod (32 HR, 30 SB) notched the second 30-30 season of his career, while Arozarena (27 HR, 31 SB) fell three homers shy of his first.

José Ramírez and , 2018 Cleveland
In 2018, Ramírez piled up 39 homers and 34 steals. Lindor nearly matched him in the power department, slugging a career-best 38 dingers. He stole 25 bases, which would be his most until he broke into the 30-30 club five years later.

José Cruz Jr. and , 2001 Blue Jays
This year saw Cruz put together the best season of his 12-year career as he set personal bests with 34 homers, 32 steals and an .856 OPS. Mondesi already had two 30-30 seasons on his ledger by '01. Although he stole 30 bags this year, his 27 home runs kept him from becoming the fourth player to record at least three 30-30 seasons, following in the footsteps of Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds and Johnson.

and , 1999 Astros
Bagwell went 30-30 for the second time in three years in 1999, and he would remain the only Astro to reach those heights until Kyle Tucker in 2022. Everett had 25 homers and 27 steals in '99. He would club a career-high 34 homers the following year with the Red Sox, but he never nabbed more than 17 bases in any of his 13 other MLB seasons.

and , 1998 Blue Jays
This duo was just one stolen base away from jumping into the top section of this article. Green did his part with 35 homers and 35 steals, making him the first Blue Jay to go 30-30. However, Canseco, who established the 40-40 club a decade earlier, had 46 homers and 29 steals.

and , 1987 Reds
Just like in 1996, the 30-30 club gained four members in '87 with Davis (37 homers, 50 steals) joining Cleveland's Joe Carter and the aforementioned Strawberry and Johnson. Daniels, in his age-23 season, produced 26 homers and 26 steals as well as a .334 average and a 1.046 OPS through 108 games.

and , 1977 Angels
From 1971-82, Bonds was the only big leaguer to reach the 30-30 plateau. He did so four times during that span, including in '77 when he posted 37 home runs and 41 stolen bases. Baylor had 25 homers and 26 steals for those Angels. That was one of a handful of times in which Baylor flirted with 30-30. He had 25 homers and 32 steals for the 1975 Orioles. He exceeded 30 dingers with the Angels in '78 and '79 but ended each season with 22 thefts.