{"id":35773,"date":"2025-02-21T07:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35773"},"modified":"2025-02-21T07:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:13:10","slug":"oh-wow-juan-soto-gifts-brett-batys-car-of-his-dreams-in-exchange-for-no-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35773","title":{"rendered":"OH WOW!!! Juan Soto Gifts Brett Baty&#8217;s &#8216;car of his dreams&#8217; in exchange for No. 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2638,h_1483,x_598,y_78\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/thebiglead_en_international_web\/01jmjyjr7n557g34xp6t.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 19, 2025; Port St. Lucie, FL, USA; New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) looks on during a spring training workout at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_iqjp6dd9n\">You can&#8217;t put a price on happiness, especially if you just signed a 15-year, $765 million contract.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_g04oiqgi4\">When Juan Soto decided to spurn the New York Yankees for the New York Mets in the marquee move of free agency, the four-time All-Star would start fresh again with a new franchise. It also meant he would have to negotiate a deal to wear his favorite No. 22 jersey.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2lvvb2bzq\">However, Brett Baty relinquished his number after Soto&#8217;s signing. While Baty said he didn&#8217;t want to be compensated, Soto said he would eventually repay the Mets third baseman.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i2e7mw7qj\">On Thursday, Soto made good on his promise. His bought a brand-new Chevrolet Tahoe and surprised Baty with the SUV at the club&#8217;s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Florida.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_qqw7bpj6x\">&#8220;I wanted to get you something nice,&#8221; Soto told Baty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4r3f4r-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_oskbf66qd\">&#8220;This is definitely something nice,&#8221; said a shocked and smiling Baty.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_k8mr7b-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_vqd0tgzle\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" title=\"instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGTJQfvOIIz\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=618&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebiglead.com&amp;rp=%2Fjuan-soto-bought-brett-baty-s-car-of-his-dreams-in-exchange-for-no-22#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2333.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1272.2999999523163%2C%22le%22%3A2305.5999999046326%7D\" height=\"1069\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<figure data-mm-id=\"_pscdyuspb\"><\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2ssoe3stk\">Soto did the research to make sure he purchased the right car for Baty. &#8220;He was talking to one of our guys and he let him know it was the car of his dreams,&#8221; Soto said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;It was the car of his dreams, so I made sure he got it&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Juan Soto talks about gifting Brett Baty a car in exchange for the No. 22 jersey: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xqlsU4kQpI\">pic.twitter.com\/xqlsU4kQpI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1892645160179167664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2jja25kce\">Baty had been driving a 2016 Toyoto 4-Runner, which he&#8217;s had since high school. When Mets traveling secretary Edgar Suero asked for his car insurance details, Baty said he knew &#8220;something was coming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_sd9fxbbfg\">\u201cIt\u2019s amazing,\u201d Baty told reporters. \u201cJust for him to be able to think to do something like that, I couldn\u2019t be more grateful. I\u2019m just really excited that he\u2019s on our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brett Baty reveals he&#39;s been driving the same car he drove in high school for his whole career before Soto&#39;s gift:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Every Spring Training I come in saying &#39;I&#39;m gonna get a new car, I&#39;m gonna get a new car&#39;&#8230; I didn&#39;t expect that, that was amazing.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40bf36YE2c\">pic.twitter.com\/40bf36YE2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1892651343598227602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8brx6lkiq\">Soto said he paid $92,000 for the Chevy Tahoe just to wear the number he&#8217;s had since his MLB debut in 2018. He was buying more than his beloved No. 22, though. He was investing in good clubhouse culture.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ywt02b2o3\">\u201cI just like how he\u2019s fitting in with the guys,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said of Soto. \u201cYou can see the smile on his face. It feels like he\u2019s getting comfortable as we progress in camp. Talking to him after Day 1, it\u2019s not easy making that transition again. But I like the fact that he\u2019s having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, $92,000 is nothing for Juan Soto&#8230;but what an incredibly nice gesture by him no matter how you slice it. The fact he found out Brett Baty&#39;s &quot;dream car&quot; &amp; gifted it to him is a remarkable start to his long Mets tenure. 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