Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium was tougher than anticipated, and now New York Mets executives are questioning how much he wants to play for them.

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

This season, Soto is being outshined by star teammates Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor. The former is slashing .301/.408/.557 with nine homers and 37 RBI, while the latter is slashing .279/.347/.463 with nine homers and 28 RBI. The Mets have two more games against the Red Sox before hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The New York Mets franchise slugger is reportedly done talking about his former New York Yankees running mate.

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto has been at the center of discussion around the baseball world over the past few days after his Mets team headed to Yankee Stadium for a three-game Subway Series. Many feel like Soto conducted himself well during the weekend,

With the Yankees and Mets considered championship contenders in the season’s early going, a repeat of 2000 is within the realm of possibility.

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.