In the first months of his 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, Juan Soto hasn't looked the same. One Mets and Yankees legend has an idea why.

NEW YORK — Typically, an end-of-May press conference with David Stearns would revolve around the team’s performance up to this point. The Mets president of baseball operations has said that he views Memorial Day as a mark on the baseball calendar that paints a sample size of how the team is performing.