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.”

But the attention on him got ratcheted up over the weekend when he returned to Yankee Stadium and heard all kinds of things yelled at him by Pinstripes fans. There were also questions about his hustle that popped up there and on Monday when he stared down a ball he thought was a home run and had to settle for a single.

McPherson subsequently blasted Soto for signing a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets rather than stay in pinstripes. Conversely, Judge inked a nine-year, $360 million extension in December 2022 and, given his status as the 33-year-old Yankees captain, will likely finish his career in the Bronx.

The recent Subway Series brought up some hard feelings for fans of the New York Yankees, when they found themselves up against a beloved former player for the f

The Red Sox, too, were suitors for Soto last December, even if the pursuit of the free agent outfielder was portrayed elsewhere as an exclusively New York contest.

An MLB insider shut down a rumor about Juan Soto and the New York Mets that began just after the conclusion of the Subway Series vs. the Yankees.

When New York Mets slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the third inning of the Mets' May 18 game against the Yankees, ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech turned hea