Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him. With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.

Aaron Judge gave insight into his conversation with former Yankees teammate Juan Soto before the third game of the Subway Series.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets were wrapping up the final game of the Subway Series on Sunday evening. Juan Soto did not get a warm reception from the home fans at Yankee Stadium when he came to the plate for his first at-bat in the top of the first inning.

Cody Bellinger lofted a high fly to deep right field, where Juan Soto positioned himself in front of an unfriendly Yankee Stadium crowd and came up short. Summed up the entire Subway Series, really.

Juan Soto was limited by Yankees pitching in their Subway Series victory at Yankee Stadium, the first of two series between the Mets and Yanks in 2025.

With fans paying attention to Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium, he was supposed to be mic'd up, but opted out, leaving Brandon Nimmo.

But the Soto Subway Series did not include the star getting mic’d up for “Sunday Night Baseball,” which was the original plan. According to sources, the Mets star changed his mind prior to the game and was replaced by Brandon Nimmo.