{"id":61966,"date":"2025-05-17T08:17:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61966"},"modified":"2025-05-17T08:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:20:24","slug":"mets-send-bold-2-word-message-on-juan-soto-to-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=61966","title":{"rendered":"Mets Send Bold 2-Word Message on Juan Soto to Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Juan-Soto-2-Word-Message-Dealing-With-Hate.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Juan-Soto-2-Word-Message-Dealing-With-Hate.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Juan-Soto-2-Word-Message-Dealing-With-Hate.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Juan-Soto-2-Word-Message-Dealing-With-Hate.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Mets Send Bold 2-Word Message on Juan Soto to Yankees\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Mets had a bold message to the New York Yankees as they made the crosstown trip with a former star of the Bronx Bombers.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets and Yankees faced off on Friday for the start of their Subway Series, which also marked the return of star Juan Soto to the Bronx for the first time since he left the Yankees in free agency last winter. Many insiders expected Soto to re-sign with the Yankees after he helped lead the team to the World Series last year, but he instead left for Queens and a $765 million contract for the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>With the division-leading teams facing off on Friday, the Mets had a message to send to the Yankees.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mets Herald Arrival of Juan Soto<\/h2>\n<p>Just ahead of the start of Friday\u2019s game, the Mets shared an image of Soto warming up in the outfield at Yankee Stadium. The team also shared a succinct caption that goaded their crosstown rival a bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoto\u2019s here,\u201d the Mets wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The confidence didn\u2019t help the Mets much on the diamond in the first game of the three-game set. The Yankees took advantage of some mistakes from the Mets to blow the game open in a four-run third inning, going on to win 6-2.<\/p>\n<p>Soto was met with some relentless booing from the Yankees faithful, but said after the game he expected the crowd to be passionate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ready for it,\u201d Soto said, via ESPN. \u201cThey\u2019re really passionate fans and they\u2019re a little hurt, and they\u2019re going to do the best for their team, and they just feel that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many fans brought signs taunting Soto and chanted at him throughout the game.\u00a0Soto had some fun with the ribbing from fans, even giving a mock tip of the hat to the crowd before his first at-bat of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were just joking in the dugout that I should do it, and I just did it,\u201d Soto said. \u201cGuys loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>No Regrets From Juan Soto<\/h2>\n<p>Though many Yankees fans still harbor ill will toward Soto for picking the other New York team in free agency, the slugger said he\u2019s happy with his decision to join the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tough decision. (The Yankees) were number one \u2026 but we couldn\u2019t get it done,\u201d Soto told Jon Heyman of the New York Post. \u201cBut at the end of the day, things work for a good reason. I trust what we\u2019ve done. And we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soto added that he\u2019s happy to play for a World Series contender. The Mets have led the NL East through most of the first six weeks of the MLB season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no. I made a decision, and I\u2019m happy that I made it,\u201d Soto said. \u201cYou look around. We have an unbelievable team. And it\u2019s going to be a good team for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Soto had a bit of a slow start to the season, he has recovered and has hit eight home runs with a .845 OPS so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nathan Dougherty is a sports reporter covering the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. Previously he wrote for the Rochester Business Journal and served as the assistant editor of athletic trade magazines Coaching Management, Athletic Management and Training &amp; Conditioning. He is based out of Rochester, New York, and loves everything football. 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