When Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns found out Juan Soto was coming to Queens, his reaction likely matched the majority of the fan base, Stearns was asked on Metzmerized this week what his reaction was when he heard the slugging outfielder picked the Mets.

Clay Holmes tallied three perfect innings in his first spring training start with the New York Mets, turning the page from his tumultuous tenure with the crosstown New York Yankees.

Within the next week, it will be time for the Mets’ new star to finish his victory lap from the winter and begin his spring.