Almost a third of the way into the season, it's fair to say Juan Soto is not having the impact the New York Mets expected when they signed him to a record $765 million free-agent contract this past offseason.

Carlos Mendoza stood by his player, a night after Soto was slow departing the batter’s box and watched a ball he thought he had struck for a home run hit off the Green Monster.

While New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called out star Juan Soto for his lack of hustle earlier this week, he also recognized that Soto wants nothing more than to win.