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It’s as loud as it’s ever been around Juan Soto. Over the past five days, Soto’s not-quite-right start to his first season with the New York Mets has been placed under the microscope with the zoom amplified.

Juan Soto is feeling the heat, but the Mets superstar outfielder fired back at critics who accused him of not running hard during their loss in Boston on Monday.

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Soto ultimately signed with the Mets but said the Red Sox made a strong case: "I was surprised how hard they tried."

The SNY booth had a good chuckle about a Yankees fan who brought a big photo of Soto’s face with a “Boo this man!” caption on tap and “Boooooooo” written beneath the photo to Friday night’s 6-2 Yankees’ triumph in the opener of the three-game subway series.

Soto, who spurned the Yankees for the Mets on a $765 million deal in the offseason, was the subject of a lot of reporting over the past few days, including NJ Advance Media’s Bob Klapisch, who said that Mets officials were “concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team.”

A day after saying he would address Juan Soto’s effort level with the star right fielder, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza declined to divulge the nature of that meeting or even whether it had taken place.

MLB’s highest paid player is having trouble adjusting to that title, according to his agent Scott Boras. But Soto also has evident mechanical issues.