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New York Mets’ Juan Soto acknowledges the reaction of the crowd as he steps to the plate during the … More first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. About an hour into Halloween after the Yankees lost a heartbreaking Game 5 of the World Series to the Dodgers, Juan Soto stood in the middle of a quiet clubhouse answering waves of questions where the main topic was his future plans, something occuring after he was the final Yankee to watch the Dodgers celebrate on the field. At the time Soto could not possibly know what the future held and might not have been aware of the schedule for the following season which was released a little over a month earlier. He could not have known if he would be a visitor to Yankee Stadium or returning to the same lineup where he batted in front of Aaron Judge. By the opening weeks of December, Soto’s future plans were solidified with a record-setting 15-year, $765 million deal to play for the Mets and billionaire owner Steve Cohen on a team who took the Dodgers to Game 6 of the NLCS after a highly difficult opening two months under first year executive David Stearns. And when Soto’s name was officially on the contract with the Mets, it meant that the third Friday of May would be his return to the Bronx and a hostile one. Seeing how calm Soto can be during high pressure at-bats or even any at-bats from his 41-homer season with the Yankees, it was hardly surprising Soto embraced what awaited him earlier in his comments earlier this week and seemed to have a good time with…

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