Juan Soto homers in 1st Mets at-bat

Juan Soto surprised Brett Baty with a brand new car for swapping Mets jersey numbers
After the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest contract in MLB history, he made another deal with 25-year-old infielder Brett Baty. Soto has worn No. 22 during the entirety of his MLB career with the Yankees, Padres, and Nationals. But that number was already taken by Baty, who has played for the Mets since 2022.
The $92K gift Juan Soto gave Mets teammate Brett Baty for giving up No. 22
Juan Soto had it written into his record-breaking $765 million contract that he would wear No. 22 for the Mets.
What Juan Soto gifted Brett Baty for jersey number in first season with Mets
It was included in Juan Soto's $765 million contract with the Mets that he must wear No. 22. He made up to taking Brett Baty's jersey number in a big way on Thursday.
No. 22 for a new SUV as Juan Soto gives Mets' Brett Baty a Tahoe for switching numbers
Brett Baty, the 12th overall pick by the Mets in the 2019 draft, had still been driving the same 2016 Toyota 4Runner he did in high school.
Mets' Juan Soto buys Brett Baty a $92,000 Chevy Tahoe as a thank-you for No. 22
Juan Soto found out that the SUV was "the car of [Baty's] dreams" via a totally normal, not-at-all-planted conversation on the topic that included Baty and traveling secretary Edgar Suero.
SEE IT: Juan Soto surprises Brett Baty with a new car in exchange for No. 22
After Juan Soto signed with the Mets this offseason on a 15-year deal for $765 million, Brett Baty graciously agreed to give up his No. 22 for Soto.
Brett Baty reveals reaction to Juan Soto buying him a car
When the New York Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes this offseason, third baseman Brett Baty didn't seem to mind giving up his number 22 to his new teammate. With Soto having worn that number since making his major league debut in 2018,
No. 22 for a new SUV as Juan Soto gives Brett Baty a Tahoe for switching numbers
The Mets posted video Thursday showing Soto standing next to a black Chevrolet Tahoe before giving the keys to Baty, the 25-year-old third baseman who wore No. 22 for New York in 169 games.
Mets' Juan Soto gifts new teammate Brett Baty an SUV for giving up No. 22
Brett Baty, a 25-year-old third baseman who has played parts of three seasons with the Mets, has worn No. 22 since he was called up in 2022. After a January conversation with Soto, the team's 2019 first-round pick decided to give up his number, but it's not that he won't get something in return.
WATCH: Juan Soto rips opposite-field home run in first spring training at-bat with Mets
In his first at-bat of spring training, Juan Soto belted a 426-foot solo home run to begin his new tenure with the Mets on Saturday at Clover Park.
Juan Soto hits a 426-foot home run in his first at-bat for the New York Mets
Juan Soto has homered in his first spring training at-bat for his new team, hitting a solo shot to left-center field in the first inning for the New York Mets against Houston
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How Juan Soto repaid a favor and surprised Mets teammate Brett Baty
Brett Baty should have known something was up when the Mets traveling secretary, Edgar Suero, asked him for his car insurance this week. Baty was rewarded by Juan Soto for giving up No. 22 ...
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Watch: $765 million man Juan Soto gives Mets teammate new car in exchange for number
Juan Soto is quickly ingratiating himself to his Mets teammates during his first week of spring training. On Thursday morning at Clover Park, Soto had a surprise for Brett Baty, who gave up ...