As if the departure of Juan Soto of New York Yankees to the Metsnow the Dominican star is once again in the eye of the hurricane for a statement about the city of New York.
Last Thursday at Citi Field Soto was presented with the number 22 on his back on his new jersey with the Mets. That was when the declaration of discord that has bothered several in New York.
The player stated that New York has long been one of the city’s Mets that of the Yankeesbut the lack of championships penalized him.
“This (New York) has been a city of Mets for a long time. I think we just have to take it to the top. The championships will tell you if it is a city of the Yankees or of the Mets at the end of the day,” he said.
It is possible that Soto’s comment had a different purpose than the one it ultimately generated. Perhaps the Dominican was trying to describe that in the last decade the Mets they achieved the World Series of 2015, while Yankees they did not reach the Fall Classic.
Juan Soto and the responses to his statement
Soto signed with the Mets the largest contract ever seen in the history of the Major League Baseball. $765 million dollars for 15 years. However, he did so by crossing the sidewalk. Many fans and citizens of New York They do not forgive that they have changed Yankees for money.
The statement made an impact and generated annoyance. An example of this has been the reaction of the analyst of NFL Network, Rich Eisenwho in addition to his successful career as a sports commentator, was born in New York and is a fan of Bronx Bombers.
In one of his last live interventions, Eisen He assured that the Dominican was not aware of what he had said. Given what he considers a blunder and opinion, the analyst invited Soto even to leave the city.
“What are you talking about? JuanI have been in the city of New York. Dude, get out of here. Get out of here with that noise.’ It is as if in Los Angeles They said it is the city of Clippers. ‘Get out of here,’ he began.
“Is it a city of Mets? Yes, in your head.’ He just lived life Yankee for a year (…) Guess what? For 100 years there have been many championships of the Yankeesand the Mets They only have 1969 and 1986. Get out of here,” he said.
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