NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets looks on prior to the game between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in New York, New York. MLB Photos via Getty Images

The Mets dropped their second straight game on Monday, falling against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, but Juan Soto continued to fill his stat sheet in a way he never has.

Juan Soto's return to Yankee Stadium was tougher than anticipated, and now New York Mets executives are questioning how much he wants to play for them.

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) and New York Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra (25) speak during a Soto at-bat in the 5th inning of the 2025 Subway Series, Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

When New York Mets slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the third inning of the Mets' May 18 game against the Yankees, ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech turned hea

3) Hunter Dobbins made a couple of big pitches. With two runners on base, Dobbins got Juan Soto to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the third inning. Dobbins also struck out Tyrone Taylor looking with runners at the corners and one out in the fifth.

With the Yankees and Mets considered championship contenders in the season’s early going, a repeat of 2000 is within the realm of possibility.

New York Mets slugger Juan Soto has been at the center of discussion around the baseball world over the past few days after his Mets team headed to Yankee Stadium for a three-game Subway Series. Many feel like Soto conducted himself well during the weekend,