The biggest story by far heading into and during this game was that Mets slugger Juan Soto was returning to Yankee Stadium for the first time since choosing the Mets over the Yankees in free agency this past offseason.

There was a different sense about Juan Soto leading up to Friday’s game against his former team, the New York Yankees. Throughout his brief Mets tenure, the Mets' right fielder has approached every day in a business-like manner.

Juan Soto made an emotionally charged return to Yankee Stadium on Friday where he was greeted by a cacophony of boos and his new team, the New York Mets, succumbed to a 6-2 loss against his old team,