NEW YORK — Mets right fielder Juan Soto has been smiling a lot lately. Success will do that to a player. After a slow start to his Mets tenure, the $765 million man has heated up. He’s 13-for-45 (.289 batting average) with a 1.067 OPS, including seven extra-base hits (five home runs), in 12 games in May.

Some games feel bigger than baseball. They hit like thunder, stir old wounds, and ignite new fires under the city’s […]