An hour and 20 minutes before first pitch in the Bronx on Friday, Soto, the $765 million Met, got his final gift from the Yankees.

Juan Soto’s return to Yankee Stadium was destined to dominate the narrative, and it did the moment he stepped out of the visiting dugout. The former Bronx hero—now wearing orange and blue after signing a 15-year,

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,