{"id":55507,"date":"2025-05-16T07:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55507"},"modified":"2025-05-16T07:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T07:21:09","slug":"mets-juan-soto-talks-tough-decision-to-leave-yankees-previews-subway-series-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=55507","title":{"rendered":"Mets&#8217; Juan Soto talks &#8216;tough decision&#8217; to leave Yankees, previews Subway Series atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Mets and Yankees get set to write the latest chapter in the storied Subway Series rivalry, Juan Soto knows that most, if not all eyes will be on him on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the superstar traded in his pinstripes for the orange and blue in Queens this past offseason, signing the largest contract in professional sports history to become a member of the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Soto previewed the upcoming Subway Series, while also discussing his much-publicized decision to sign with the Mets over the Yankees and any other bidders.<\/p>\n<p>SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino reported at the time that the Yankees, whose bid to retain the outfielder was said to be $760 million over 16 years, were in the lead for Soto all through the process, until\u00a0<strong>Steve Cohen<\/strong>\u00a0was able to close the deal late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tough decision. (The Yankees) were number one \u2026 but we couldn\u2019t get it done,\u201d Soto told Heyman. \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>While Soto said that he believes he is \u201cstill figuring it out\u201d and \u201cadjusting to the new team,\u201d he also said that he has zero regrets about becoming a Met.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/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<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/joMz7vCCwi1HyIz4ec88Ew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/sny_articles_235\/1c5b315b96c5b42d6cf62fa0dcb17213\" alt=\"Mets' Juan Soto talks 'tough decision' to leave Yankees, previews Subway Series atmosphere\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>Then New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) with center fielder Aaron Judge (99) wait to go back onto the field in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. \/ Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Soto got off to a slow start as a Met, but his last 15 games paint a more positive picture, with the 26-year-old slashing .268\/.391\/.589 with five home runs, eight RBI, 11 runs scored, and 12 walks.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Soto\u2019s OPS is up to .845, and perhaps more importantly, he\u2019s helped the Mets get off to a tremendous start at 28-16, leading the ultra-competitive NL East by 2.5 games.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees have also gotten off to a strong start, leading the AL East by 3.5 games with a 25-18 record. The Bombers have gone 13-8 at home, and Soto knows he\u2019ll be walking into somewhat of a hornet\u2019s nest when he takes right field on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be 50,000 against one,\u201d Soto told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re going to try to get on me, you know,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Mets and Yankees get set to write the latest chapter in the storied Subway Series rivalry, Juan Soto knows that most, if not all eyes will be on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":55508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[112,1939,65,651,1940,1941,79,1198],"class_list":["post-55507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-aaron-judge","tag-jon-heyman","tag-juan-soto","tag-mets","tag-subway-series","tag-the-new-york-post","tag-toronto-blue-jays","tag-yankees"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mets&#039; 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