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Sporting News on MSNAaron Judge sends message on Juan Soto’s Mets decision ahead of Subway SeriesPeter Chawaga is a veteran journalist covering Major League Baseball for The Sporting News. His MLB reporting has included feature interviews with commissioner Rob Manfred and Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz, salary analysis, player rankings and more. He has covered baseball for Forbes, Yardbarker, Pitcher List, Athlon and other outlets.
Juan Soto was uninvested. Juan Soto was just passing through. Juan Soto used 2024 simply as a turnstile to free agency, marking time on the calendar until his inevitable offseason payday. Juan Soto didn’t build any real relationships in the Yankees clubhouse. Aaron Judge didn’t do enough recruiting.
Soto moved from the Bronx to Queens over the MLB offseason, and Yankees fans are going to welcome him as only they can.
With the Subway Series set to ignite another chapter of New York's baseball rivalry, Soto insists he's simply focused on winning. But he told the New York Post that it will be 50,000 against 1 when he returns to Yankee Stadium for the first time since taking the Mets’ $765 million offer.
Following one of the biggest deals in sports history, New York Yankees fans will reunite with Juan Soto at their home stadium. Ahead of the matchup, the star outfielder made a bold statement while wearing a New York Mets jersey.
One of the most impressive aspects of New York Mets left-handed slugger Juan Soto's game is that his production doesn't fall off when facing southpaw pitchers a
New York (27-15) did most of its damage against the Pirates' (14-28) bullpen, starting with Juan Soto's RBI groundout and Pete Alonso's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. Then, the latter star hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza sounded off about Alonso after the game, via SNY.