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New York Mets’ Juan Soto (22) hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against … More the Chicago Cubs Friday, May 9, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The “Subway Series” has existed since June 16, 1997, when Dave Mlicki pitched a shutout in Yankee Stadium and the Mets and Yankees have engaged in 470-plus hours in regular season games plus a memorable five-game World Series in 2000 documented in various books. There have been storylines galore and memorable games. Among the bigger storylines was Roger Clemens hitting Mike Piazza in 2000 and Shawn Estes throwing behind the seven-time Cy Young winner in June 2002 at Shea Stadium. Left out in the notable storylines is a free agent leaving the Yankees for the Mets at least until Dec. 11. That date became memorable in Mets’ history when Juan Soto decided to accept a 15-year, $765 million contract over a similar contract offer from the Yankees, whom he hit 41 homers for and the AL-pennant clinching homer. And the minute he accepted billionaire owner Steve Cohen’s offer, the outside world beyond the players looked to the calendar to find the date Soto and the Mets would be at Yankee Stadium for the first time. Along the discourse and talking points surrounding Soto’s impending visit to Yankee Stadium is an expected hostile reaction and it is a major storyline for the annual event consisting of teams in first place. “I don’t mind,” Soto told reporters Wednesday night after a rare off night for him and the rest of the team in a 4-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Soto probably does not mind because of not only the money but also he is often so locked into…

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