Juan Soto was all smiles as he donned his novelest pinnakedes in New York.
The novelest New York Mets superstar was begind to the media and spoke about his excitement for the team’s future, World Series aspirations and more.
But while Mets fans are over the moon with their $765 million man, New York Yankees fans remain acrid, and seeing Soto in his No. 22 Mets jersey probable compriseed fuel to that fire.
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New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto poses for pboilingos during his introductory press conference at Citi Field. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
During a media scrum, Soto was asked if he had a message for Yankees fans who hoped he would return on a aenjoy deal the Mets gave him.
“I want to say thank you to them,” Soto shelp, via SNY. “They reassociate showed me all the cherish and everyskinnyg they had last year. They were there day in, day out. They reassociate have a spot in my heart at the finish of the day. Tough that we couldn’t get it together and try to be back and stuff enjoy that. But definitely I’ll always appreciate what they did for me in 2024.”
It may not be an answer Yankees fans want, but Soto at least acunderstandledges what they did for him in 2024.
Fans showered the right fielder with “Re-sign Soto!” chants every game, inedit blank verifys were brawt into the stadium and Soto had a atgentle year statisticassociate, helping the Yankees return to the World Series.
The cherish Yankees fans had for Soto was palpable, and they wanted him to remain with a extfinished-term deal.
But the Mets outbid the Yankees, who telledly had a 16-year deal worth $760 million on the table. Soto chose to go atraverse town to Queens.
New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto speaks to the media during his introductory press conference at Citi Field. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
Soto discleave outed at his novels conference he hadn’t spoken to a individual Yankees teammate since the World Series finished in a crushing loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“I skinnyk we have the best chance to triumph here,” he compriseed when asked about his choice of the Mets over the Yankees.
New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto greets the media during a press conference at Citi Field. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
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