Mets sympathize with Juan Soto
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The Juan Soto conversation has reached the point of ridiculousness, and the New York Mets outfielder deserves to have this whole tempest in a teapot put behind him.
Soto is adjusting to a new team after spending the 2024 season with the New York Yankees. Soto is also entering this season with immense pressure after signing an MLB-record 15-year, $765 million deal to join the Mets in free agency.
A Yankees insider claims Juan Soto is "very glum around the clubhouse" in Queens, suggesting his family forced him to sign with the Mets.
In Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium, Yankee fans heavily booed the outfielder throughout the Subway Series, which also included the Bleacher Creatures literally turning their backs on him. To respond, Soto saluted the crowd as if they were cheering for his return.
Outfielder Juan Soto was the best player on the free agent market during the past Major League Baseball offseason. Clubs rumored to be in the race for Soto's services included the New York Mets, New York Yankees,
Soto ultimately signed with the Mets but said the Red Sox made a strong case: "I was surprised how hard they tried."
Soto, who spurned the Yankees for the Mets on a $765 million deal in the offseason, was the subject of a lot of reporting over the past few days, including NJ Advance Media’s Bob Klapisch, who said that Mets officials were “concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team.”
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It got to a point that by Sunday, Soto had no interest in doing an agreed-upon in-game interview with ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. According to a report from NJ.com, Soto simply was tired of being asked about Aaron Judge and the move to the Mets.
Mendoza attributed Soto’s postgame comments Monday to “frustration.”
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