Angry Yankees fans burned Juan Soto’s jersey and trashed New York ‘home’ after record-breaking $765 million contract
Juan Soto split New York straight down the middle. Hours after Soto signed the biggest contract ($765 million) in American sports history, he was introduced to his new home. GettyJuan Soto changed New York baseball with one huge offseason move[/caption] By a very angry New York Yankees fan. “Look at this s***hole,” a fan wearing a Yankees hat said. “Look at this f****** dump. “You chose this piece of s*** to be your home for the next 15 f***ing years.” Soto, 26, enters Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season with a career .285 batting average, 201 home runs and a .953 OPS. The four-time All-Star and 2019 World Series champion is set to make his New York Mets debut on Thursday against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. The instant angry reaction to Soto choosing the Mets over the Yankees wasn’t as bad as what happened to his former No. 22 with the Yanks. Video footage from ‘Anthony’ emerged of Soto’s old pinstriped jersey on fire, with flames decorating the back. The video quickly surpassed 1 million views, with baseball fans across the globe reacting to the news that the former Yank had chosen to sign a sport-changing 15-year deal with the cross-town rival New York Mets. “Mets fans in the replies I don’t give a s***,” Anthony tweeted. “At least my favorite player knows what loyalty is.” x@fightoracleThis Yankees fans welcomed Soto to ‘s***hole’ Citi Field[/caption] @amper0627Soto’s old No. 22 with the Yankees was lit on fire[/caption] x@fightoracleThe scenery around Citi Field could require an upgrade[/caption] “SELLOUT. @JuanSoto25_,” was also attached to the fiery post. Soto played played 157 games with the Yankees last season, hitting .288 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI. He finished third in AL MVP voting, while the Yankees made the World Series before falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani gave baseball a huge jolt in December 2023 when he signed a then-record breaking $700 million contract with the Dodgers that was heavily deferred. Soto obliterated that record by $65 million a year later, receiving a total of $765 million for 15 years. Mets fans were blown away by their blockbuster free agency addition. The Yankees, who used to be the biggest and most intimidating team in baseball, looked like the lesser party in an increasingly bitter New York rivalry. “Juan Soto wasn’t in the Yankees by choice — he got traded there,” one fan tweeted. “He left ASAP.” “He was always going for the money,” a second fan posted. “Everyone outside of the Bronx knew he was going to the team that gave him the most money LOL,” A third fan wrote. “I wish my life was carefree enough to burn a $100 jersey out of pure spite,” a fourth fan said. But a proud Yankees fan was more focused on warning Soto about the potential dangers of playing for the Mets, whose home of Citi Field is located 10 miles away from Yankee Stadium. “You’re a money-hungry f***ing b****,” the fan wearing a black Yankees hat said. “F*** you. Every Yankees fan should burn your f***ing jersey.” The Yankees didn’t just lose the World Series to Ohtani and the Dodgers, then lose Soto to the Mets in the offseason. The defending American League champs will also be without ace pitcher Gerrit Cole, who was lost to season-ending Tommy John surgery in March. Soto’s old team opens its 2025 campaign against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.
Juan Soto split New York straight down the middle.
Hours after Soto signed the biggest contract ($765 million) in American sports history, he was introduced to his new home.
By a very angry New York Yankees fan.
“Look at this s***hole,” a fan wearing a Yankees hat said.
“Look at this f****** dump.
“You chose this piece of s*** to be your home for the next 15 f***ing years.”
Soto, 26, enters Opening Day for the 2025 Major League Baseball season with a career .285 batting average, 201 home runs and a .953 OPS.
The four-time All-Star and 2019 World Series champion is set to make his New York Mets debut on Thursday against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
The instant angry reaction to Soto choosing the Mets over the Yankees wasn’t as bad as what happened to his former No. 22 with the Yanks.
Video footage from ‘Anthony’ emerged of Soto’s old pinstriped jersey on fire, with flames decorating the back.
The video quickly surpassed 1 million views, with baseball fans across the globe reacting to the news that the former Yank had chosen to sign a sport-changing 15-year deal with the cross-town rival New York Mets.
“Mets fans in the replies I don’t give a s***,” Anthony tweeted. “At least my favorite player knows what loyalty is.”
“SELLOUT. @JuanSoto25_,” was also attached to the fiery post.
Soto played played 157 games with the Yankees last season, hitting .288 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI.
He finished third in AL MVP voting, while the Yankees made the World Series before falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani gave baseball a huge jolt in December 2023 when he signed a then-record breaking $700 million contract with the Dodgers that was heavily deferred.
Soto obliterated that record by $65 million a year later, receiving a total of $765 million for 15 years.
Mets fans were blown away by their blockbuster free agency addition.
The Yankees, who used to be the biggest and most intimidating team in baseball, looked like the lesser party in an increasingly bitter New York rivalry.
“Juan Soto wasn’t in the Yankees by choice — he got traded there,” one fan tweeted. “He left ASAP.”
“He was always going for the money,” a second fan posted.
“Everyone outside of the Bronx knew he was going to the team that gave him the most money LOL,” A third fan wrote.
“I wish my life was carefree enough to burn a $100 jersey out of pure spite,” a fourth fan said.
But a proud Yankees fan was more focused on warning Soto about the potential dangers of playing for the Mets, whose home of Citi Field is located 10 miles away from Yankee Stadium.
“You’re a money-hungry f***ing b****,” the fan wearing a black Yankees hat said.
“F*** you. Every Yankees fan should burn your f***ing jersey.”
The Yankees didn’t just lose the World Series to Ohtani and the Dodgers, then lose Soto to the Mets in the offseason.
The defending American League champs will also be without ace pitcher Gerrit Cole, who was lost to season-ending Tommy John surgery in March.
Soto’s old team opens its 2025 campaign against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.
