Who doesn’t love a good home run? Baseball is built on many things, and the long ball is certainly one of them. We should see a ton of homers hit on Saturday with 15 MLB games on the schedule. That means there are a ton of MLB betting opportunities available for bettors, including MLB player props like home run picks for Saturday. There are plenty of intriguing options for Saturday’s slate, but we’ll pick two NL East sluggers who are off to great starts to 2026 in the home run department. 

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Best home run picks for Saturday, May 30

Juan Soto, Mets (+340, FanDuel)

The Mets are a mess, but Soto sure isn’t. The star outfielder has slugged six homers since May 17, and he’s left the yard a whopping nine times in the month of May. New York’s lineup has woefully underperformed to begin 2026, but Soto has 12 homers and an OPS of nearly 1.000, so you can’t really blame him. Soto has been rock steady overall, homering six times at home and six times away. He does have a higher home OPS of over 1.000 this year, which is notable as the Mets host the Marlins, who are set to start right-hander Tyler Phillips. Phillips has pitched no more than 3 2/3 innings this year, so it’s effectively a bullpen day for Miami. Soto is hot, and he mashes against any and all pitchers, especially right-handers. 

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Matt Olson, Braves (+240, BetMGM)

Olson has cooled off a bit after his incredible start to the year, but he’s still among the most dangerous left-handed sluggers the game has to offer, entering Saturday with 15 home runs. Ten of those bombs have come off right-handers, which sets up incredibly well for Saturday’s matchup with Reds starter Brady Singer, who has allowed a whopping 14 homers this year, including 10 to left-handed hitters, who are OPSing over 1.000 off him in 2026. Olson’s OPS is .765 in May, but he’s still homered six times, including on Tuesday, which snapped a 13-game homer-less streak. This is an incredibly juicy matchup for any left-handed slugger, especially someone of Olson’s caliber. 

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