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New York Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
The reality behind Juan Soto's slow start — even if the $765 million man doesn't believe it
Access the Mets beat like never before Don't miss Mike Puma's text messages from Queens and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up Now Juan Soto continued on his tour of rejected teams from his well-watched Soto Sweepstakes, with the Shohei Ohtani Dodgers in town to face Soto's Mets following Soto's foray to Fenway and his memorably loud and poorly received return to the Bronx. While Soto's performance is statistically above average, by the standards of his record $765M deal it hasn't exactly been a tour de force and unfortunately requires some explanation. Soto's agent, Scott Boras, likened Soto to an expensive timepiece that requires some care and just a little bit of effort. 'It isn't an automatic Timex,' Boras said. 'It's a fine Swiss watch – just wind it up and it's superb.' The hitting savant Soto may be the Audemars Piguet of ballplayers, but he prefers practicality and comfort in a watch and wasn't necessarily moved by the metaphor. He's less than two percent into his 15-year Mets deal, and he's thinking more calendar than wristwatch.
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
The Mets are killing the ‘little brother' narrative, one Yankees triumph at a time
Access the Mets beat like never before Don't miss Mike Puma's text messages from Queens and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up Now On the day of Juan Soto's introductory press conference at Citi Field in December, I spoke with Brandon Nimmo, who was at home in Port St. Lucie, Fla., still excited about the $765 million bombshell from days earlier. As much as Nimmo was thrilled the Mets had signed a player of Soto's caliber, the added delight was in beating the Yankees for a player they also wanted. 'When I was growing up, the Yankees always got the best players, they always bought the best players,' Nimmo said that day. 'It was just a common-known fact, and now you see something here where the Mets were able to bring [Soto] over. It's a change to the way things have always been. I definitely think it's sweet to have done it this way.' In a sense, 'little brother' — a disparaging term Yankees fans have for the Mets — had caught up with 'big brother.' In at least one regard, the interborough rivals were on equal footing, or maybe you could argue the Mets were actually ahead because they had won the Soto Sweepstakes.
