When Juan Soto steps up to the plate at Yankee Stadium, he isn't expecting to be greeted with much enthusiasm.

After Soto signed with the Mets, the Yankees pivoted and used part of the money to sign Max Fried and Paul Goldschmidt, and trade for Cody Bellinger. Fried has been arguably the best pitcher in the league this year and Goldschmidt has been a revelation at first base. Bellinger, after a slow start, has been very good the last 2-3 weeks.

Soto took a five-pitch walk and never swung the bat once. The Mets fans in attendance cheered as Soto took his base. It was a common theme for Soto on Friday night. The left-handed slugger finished 0-for-2 with three walks, a stolen base and a run scored.