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Thursday, March 27 marked Day 1 of Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets.

The star outfielder’s first day at his new job didn’t go as planned. Not only did the Mets lose to the Astros 3-1, but Soto was the final out when he swung at a Josh Hader slider out of the zone.

 “Obviously, I would have preferred to win,” Soto said following the game, then emphasizing that he still enjoyed his experience with his new team.

Those on social media, however, weren’t as kind. Yankees fans bursting with schadenfreude led the charge, with actor and Brooklynite Nick Turturro leading the way.

Granted, New York fans are merciless, but even this was rough for social media.

Not even WFAN was a safe place for Juan Soto. Early Friday morning, host and Mets fan (and former Jets QB) Boomer Esiason had the ultimate hot take after just one game:

Juan Soto is not a needle mover.

Look, a lot of this is just white noise. Nobody hits the panic button after one game faster than New Yorkers, Mets fans especially.

But Juan Soto assumed this risk when he left a team fresh off a World Series appearance for one that kinda sorta might be almost there. Sign with the Mets, expect to play like one every so often.

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Josh Benjamin
Josh Benjamin has been a staff writer at ESNY since 2018. He has had opinions about everything, especially the Yankees and Knicks. He co-hosts the “Bleacher Creatures” podcast and is always looking for new pieces of sports history to uncover, usually with a Yankee Tavern chicken parm sub in hand.

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