Juan Soto has been causing a commotion in New York, and his most recent remarks may have Queens Mets supporters reaching for their pitchforks. “It’s been a Mets town for a long time,” the great outfielder, who inked a stunning 15-year, $765 million contract with the team in December 2024, said at a news conference, causing a stir.
We simply need to push it to the top, in my opinion. At the end of the day, championships will determine if a town is Yankees or Mets. Those are bold words, aren’t they? However, a recent admission regarding his Yankees passion has some people questioning whether he is taking sides in the Big Apple rivalry.
After a fierce free agency battle in which the Yankees, whom he led to the 2024 World Series, frantically tried to keep him in pinstripes, Soto decided to sign with the Mets. On March 4, Soto dropped a surprise in a light-hearted conversation on the Foul Territory podcast: “Dude, I was a Yankees fan growing up.
Jeter and those guys were my team, and I was watching them.” Yes, the man who just referred to New York as a “Mets town” said that the Bronx Bombers were his childhood idol.
That “Mets town” remark was interpreted by Mets supporters as a love letter, indicating that Soto was fully committed to changing the baseball narrative in the area. After all, the Yankees have won 27 World Series, whereas the Mets haven’t done so since 1986. After a season with 41 home runs and.989 OPS, Soto’s arrival seemed like a guarantee to turn the tide. However, this admission from the Yankees? With comments like “Soto better not be a Yankee in disguise,” which are trending with his Mets enthusiasm, some fans on X are giddy.
With the Mets, he hopes to win a championship.
The slugger, 26, didn’t stop there. His emphasis on winning the championship was redoubled when he declared, “I’m here to win with the Mets now-that’s what matters.” Still, that Yankee fandom nod risks rubbing salt in the wound for a fanbase already touchy about their crosstown rivals. Soto’s not wrong about titles deciding bragging rights, though-his .419 World Series average with the Yanks last year proves he’s got the clutch gene.
As spring training heats up, Soto’s got the spotlight. Will Queens forgive this honest blunder, or will it stoke the fire of New York’s deadliest rivalry? Either way, the guy’s hitting for the fences.
