With the game tied 2-2, the Yankees loaded the bases after two outs in the eighth inning on a double and two walks, but Mets reliever Reed Garrett escaped when DJ LeMahieu hit a rope right at Soto in right field.

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,

Helping lead the Yankees to an American League pennant last season, Soto left in free agency for the Mets. His 15-year, $765 million contract made MLB history, and subsequently intensified the already storied rivalry between the Mets and Yankees.