One 12 months in the past, offseason acquisition Juan Soto was invigorating a New York Yankees’ fan base that was coming off a 2023 season that noticed their crew miss the playoffs. On Friday evening, Soto will step into the batter’s field as a member of the New York Mets at Yankee Stadium.
Talking forward of the Mets’ three-game collection within the Bronx in opposition to the Yankees, Soto mentioned how he expects to be acquired by the Yankee devoted.
“It’ll be 50,000 in opposition to one,” Soto mentioned about enjoying in Yankee Stadium in an interview with the New York Publish. “They are going to attempt to get on me, you realize. It is a part of it. No matter they do, they’ve a proper to do it.”
Soto signed a record-breaking, 15-year, $765 million cope with the Mets in December after serving to the Yankees attain the World Collection for the primary time since 2009. In doing so, Soto had arguably the perfect full season of his MLB profession.
Within the 2024 common season, Soto totaled a career-high 41 residence runs and 109 RBIs, whereas posting a .288/.419/.569 slash line. Within the postseason, he totaled 4 residence runs — one among them coming within the tenth inning of the Yankees’ series-clinching Sport 5 win over the Cleveland Guardians within the American League Championship Collection — and 9 RBIs, whereas posting a .327/.469/.633 slash line.
However Soto is not wanting again on his determination to modify groups.
“I decided, and I am blissful that I made it,” Soto mentioned about signing with the Mets. “You go searching. We’ve got an unbelievable crew. And it’ll be a great crew for a very long time.”
To date, Soto is off to an underwhelming begin by the five-time Silver Slugger’s requirements, as he has totaled eight residence runs and 20 RBIs, whereas boasting a .255/.380/.465 slash line. Each New York groups are atop their respective divisions, with the Mets 28-16 and the Yankees 25-18.
The Yankees acquired Soto from the San Diego Padres in December 2023 in a commerce bundle that included now-Padres ace Michael King. Soto is on his fourth MLB crew: Washington Nationals (2018-22), Padres (2022-23), Yankees (2024) and Mets (current). The Mets gained all 4 of their video games in opposition to the Yankees final season.
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