Juan Soto just made things personal with Yankees during introductory Mets presser

Hey Yankees fans! Yeah, you! The ones making videos cursing out Juan Soto and burning your jerseys! You know, the proper representation of the fanbase. Ready to get real mad? Sorry to say it, but even regular, level-headed Yankees fans might have steam coming out of their ears after hearing this.

Juan Soto was introduced by the New York Mets on Thursday after his 15-year, $765 million contract became official. He put on the Mets jersey. He answered questions. It was the first time we saw him since the Dodgers celebrated at Yankee Stadium after winning the World Series.

Yankees fans are probably glad that's the case because Soto said some things and revealed some information they will not be pleased with.

For starters, he said he chose the Mets out of all the other suitors because they "are a great organization" and have "shown the ability to keep winning and to try and grow a dynasty." The Mets are famously a bad organization. They do not win. They're hopeful to, however, but there's been zero trace of a dynasty since they were founded in the 1960s. Steve Cohen spending money doesn't change that until there are tangible results.

It sure sounds like Scott Boras lived in this guy's ear for the past month. Obviously, we're not saying Soto should be critical of the team he's joining, but this is a blatant posture to further delude the Mets' fanbase.

Juan Soto introductory presser with Mets will have Yankees fans seething

Just goes to show ... this guy was always going to accept the highest and best offer. Nothing else mattered. And that's fine. But it's important to communicate that reality.

How do we know that was definitely the case? Soto told reporters that he hadn't talked to any of his Yankees teammates since the World Series ended. Does Soto not have a phone? Did he go on an Aaron Rodgers basement retreat and excommunicate himself as he weighed his free agency decisions? He spent a calendar year with those guys and made a run to the Fall Classic and had nothing to say since Game 5 ended on Oct. 30?

Bizarre. But he at least did thank Yankees fans for giving him an incredible experience during his lone year in the Bronx. That won't help matters, though. Yankees fans are unforgiving, and this free agency process, plus the resulting spillover, will not have anybody forgetting the sour vibes.

The Subway Series is now circled on every Yankees fans' calendar for 2025. It has gone from an irrelevant showdown to what will feel more like New York vs. Boston, and it's all thanks to Soto, for better or worse.