In Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium, Yankee fans heavily booed the outfielder throughout the Subway Series, which also included the Bleacher Creatures literally turning their backs on him. To respond, Soto saluted the crowd as if they were cheering for his return.

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.

"Sunday's Subway Series finale between the Mets and Yankees averaged 2.54 million viewers and peaked at 3.02 million, making it the most watched Sunday Night Baseball game in seven years, according to ESPN and Nielsen," he reported. "It was also the most-watched 2025 MLB game on any platform."

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.

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.

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.

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

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