It’s possible that the home crowd won’t welcome Juan Soto when he returns to Yankee Stadium for the first time since he departed the New York Yankees in free agency. The slugger for the New York Mets maintains that he is okay with that.
On Friday night, the Mets will kick off a three-game series against the Yankees. Soto was questioned about the possibility of being jeered and worse when he takes the field in the Bronx after the Mets’ 4-0 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. His answer was rather straightforward.
According to Will Sammon and Brendan Kuty of The Athletic, Soto stated, “I don’t mind.”
In order to secure a $765 million contract with their cross-state opponent, Soto spent the winter away from the Yankees. When he returned to Yankee Stadium as a member of the Mets, he had previously stated that he was “expecting the worst.”
His teammates don’t anticipate that Soto will be affected if he does encounter hostility.
Clay Holmes, the starting pitcher for the Mets, stated that his main goal would be to provide quality at-bats. When the stakes are high, he can always lock it in. Watching him will be entertaining.
Because Soto only played with the Yankees for one season, fans don’t have the same bond with him as they do with other outstanding players who played for the team before leaving. Nevertheless, Soto had an excellent season and contributed to the team’s World Series victory. He led the league with 128 runs scored and batted.288 with 31 doubles, 41 home runs, and a.989 OPS.
Soto should be prepared for the boo birds if the alteration made to his jersey by a Yankees fan on Opening Day is an indication of what’s to come.
