Mets manager Carlos Mendoza plans to speak with outfielder Juan Soto about his hustle, after Soto was held to a single Monday on a ball that struck high off Fenway Park’s Green Monster during a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.

The Red Sox, too, were suitors for Soto last December, even if the pursuit of the free agent outfielder was portrayed elsewhere as an exclusively New York contest.

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) and New York Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra (25) speak during a Soto at-bat in the 5th inning of the 2025 Subway Series, Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

When Juan Soto opted to leave the Yankees and sign a massive 15-year contract with the crosstown rival Mets, he knew those visits to Yankee Stadium were not going to be pleasant. But in his first series back at Yankee Stadium,

3) Hunter Dobbins made a couple of big pitches. With two runners on base, Dobbins got Juan Soto to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the third inning. Dobbins also struck out Tyrone Taylor looking with runners at the corners and one out in the fifth.

Owen Soto was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk for Pemberton in a 4-3 walk-off win against Westampton Tech in Westampton. Westampton Tech (11-7) led 3-0 after the top of the third inning before Pemberton (7-8) scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the lead to 3-1.

An MLB insider shut down a rumor about Juan Soto and the New York Mets that began just after the conclusion of the Subway Series vs. the Yankees.

To set the record straight, no, Juan Soto does not fly separately from his teammates on a private jet. Soto traveled with the Mets on their charter to Boston on Sunday night, just as he has for every road trip this season.