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The center of the baseball world will be at Yankee Stadium next Friday when Juan Soto returns to the Bronx for the first time since signing a record-breaking $765 million contract with crosstown rival New York Mets. And one New York sports legend wants Yankees fans to show Soto how he betrayed them.<\/p>\n

Former Giants running back and WFAN radio host Tiki Barber doesn\u2019t want Yankees fans to show Soto any respect when he takes right field.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiki Barber has called for everybody to just turn their backs to Juan Soto,\u201d WFAN host Keith McPherson told the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast, adding that he doesn\u2019t think that will actually happen.<\/p>\n

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“Tiki Barber has called for everybody to just turn their backs to Juan Soto.” \ud83d\ude02@Keith_McPherson says he’ll be BOOING Juan Soto at Yankee Stadium next Friday. pic.twitter.com\/i6rvVZjIT5<\/p>\n

\u2014 Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) May 8, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Despite reaching the World Series with the Yankees and having one of the best seasons of his career \u2014 finishing third in AL MVP voting after hitting 41 home runs, with a .989 OPS, 178 OPS+, 7.9 bWAR and an AL-leading 128 runs \u2014 he bolted the Bronx after one year for Queens.<\/p>\n

Mets fans rejoiced when Soto donned the blue and orange while Yankees fans were disappointed and frustrated they wouldn\u2019t have a generational talent teaming with Aaron Judge for years to come.<\/p>\n

With the animosity between the two fan bases running high, McPherson believes next weekend\u2019s games at Yankee Stadium will be like a \u201clegit movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be insane,\u201d noted McPherson. \u201cThe \u2018F\u2019 Juan Soto chants started a long time ago. They\u2019re selling those shirts. The Yankees are in first place, the Mets are in first place. It\u2019s going to be a collision course.\u201d<\/p>\n

McPherson, who will be at the game, plans on giving Soto the Bronx cheer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m going to probably boo.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 38 games with the Mets, Soto has seven home runs and is slashing .261\/.385\/.478, with a 148 OPS+ and 1.6 bWAR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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