Smith quickly made it clear he not only has Soto’s back, but that he’s more concerned about New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Never mind that Judge, already a two-time AL MVP, entered Thursday hitting .402 with 16 home runs, 45 RBI, and an MLB-best 3.8 bWAR.

When New York Mets slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the third inning of the Mets' May 18 game against the Yankees, ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech turned hea

It got to a point that by Sunday, Soto had no interest in doing an agreed-upon in-game interview with ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. According to a report from NJ.com, Soto simply was tired of being asked about Aaron Judge and the move to the Mets.

Juan Soto was supposed to be mic'd up during the second inning but canceled about "45 minutes" before game time, according to play-by-play man Karl Ravech.

According to sources, the Mets star changed his mind prior to the game and was replaced by Brandon Nimmo. Such changes aren’t unusual, sources said, but it was noteworthy because it involved Soto, who didn’t have much of an impact on the field in the series — especially on Sunday.

It was no coincidence that Juan Soto declined an ESPN segment during Game 3 of the Subway Series. After the Mets lost the series, the Dominican slugger also chose not to speak with reporters. There was a reason behind all of it.

ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech raised eyebrows when he claimed on “Sunday Night Baseball” that New York Mets star Juan Soto chartered flights to road games.

Boomer Esiason asserted Monday that Juan Soto flew to Mets games on a private jet — but that’s not exactly what he heard on Sunday’s ESPN broadcast.

The rumors that Juan Soto takes a private jet to road games as part of his massive 15-year, $765 million contract are not true, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The recent Subway Series brought up some hard feelings for fans of the New York Yankees, when they found themselves up against a beloved former player for the f