The so-called “Subway Series” had moments of great intensity, both in pitching and hitting. However, the outfielder who moved house in the same neighborhood, Juan Soto, was greeted with hostility at Yankee Stadium and the crowd’s efforts apparently had an effect on the performance of the now New York Mets player.
The Dominican had 10 plate appearances and only managed to make contact with the ball on one occasion, so the Metropolitan team’s manager Carlos Mendoza spoke about Juan Soto’s disappointing performances in the Subway Series and how the Dominican faced the hostility in the face of strong rejection from the Bronx crowd.
The deafening boos for Juan Soto were predictable
It is worth noting that Juan Soto turned down a lucrative contract to stay with the New York Yankees and opted to sign with the neighbor across the street
We both knew what we were up against and yet he went out there to bat and didn’t change his attitude. In the last two games he was on base. I also have to give credit to their pitching staff, especially players like Max Fried
, said Carlos Mendoza.
However, when your star hitter goes 1-for-10, it’s clear there was a problem, but for the New York Mets manager it was nothing.“I think mentally he handled it well. This noise (boos) is new to him, but he’s an elite player and it’s common to get booed. I’m pretty sure Boston is going to be a noisy place. I don’t think it’s going to be as loud as here, but he’ll hear it.” For the Mets manager, the behavior of the Yankees fans did not affect Juan Soto’s performance
Juan Soto’s performance against the New York Yankees in the Subway Series
The highlight is the poor performance of the New York Mets outfielder in the three games where on Sunday he went 0-3 and the New York Yankees took the right to celebrate having come to the city rival, where they are even considered to reach the World Series. If so, the blue and orange team has failed this test and have given weapons to the enemy to know how to defeat them.
It is clear that the boos and hostility from the crowd at Yankee Stadium affected Juan Soto’s swing, but for Carlos Mendoza, that was not a problem, which is why his poor 10-1 record was normal for a hitter who earns close to $51 million a year.
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