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The New York Mets pulled off one heck of a negotiation this past offseason, landing superstar outfielder Juan Soto on a massive 15-year, $765 million contract.<\/p>\n

This week, the Mets had to pull off a second grand negotiation with Soto: convincing him to take a day off.<\/p>\n

Soto was out of the starting lineup announced ahead of Wednesday night\u2019s game between the Mets and Pirates. It\u2019s the first game he\u2019s missed since joining the Mets.<\/p>\n

Speaking with reporters ahead of the game, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza assured fans that the move was made solely to give Soto an extra bit of rest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just an off day. Me trying to take advantage of an off day we have scheduled tomorrow,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cHopefully give him a couple of days. It wasn\u2019t an easy conversation last night when I presented it to him, but I thought it was best to give him today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carlos Mendoza said it “wasn’t an easy conversation” convincing Juan Soto to have a day off today pic.twitter.com\/qVX3wVAqLo<\/p>\n

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The Mets are off on Thursday before heading across town to the Bronx on Friday to play the Yankees, meaning that the day off is worth two full days of rest without travel for Soto.<\/p>\n

That said, if the Mets are in need of a clutch hit late on Wednesday night against the Pirates, they\u2019ll have one heck of a pinch hitter available.<\/p>\n

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