Though the atmosphere paled in comparison to Friday’s Subway Series opener, anytime a play involved Soto, the Mets’ mercenary who left the Yankees for $765 million this offseason, from an at-bat to a caught fly ball in right field, the Bronx came alive.

Juan Soto made an emotionally charged return to Yankee Stadium on Friday where he was greeted by a cacophony of boos and his new team, the New York Mets, succumbed to a 6-2 loss against his old team,

Juan Soto drew three consecutive walks to open the New York Mets' showdown with the New York Yankees on Friday night, although his former team got the last laugh.