A cold word from Soto in the all-time camp welcome, do I have to be that player?But the ball is a monster
Feb 17, 2025
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New York Mets Juan Soto showed up at the Port St. Lucie Clover Park Complex in Florida on the 17th (Korean time), driving a large crowd. As he left the clubhouse and headed to the ground, dozens of reporters and club officials followed.
From the moment he warmed up, he unleashed charismatic gestures and powerful hits during batting training at the batting cage, drawing support and inertia from hundreds of fans who came to see him.
MLB.com reported Soto's joining in the Mets spring training on the same day, saying `presumably, it may have been at least 10 years, or 20 years, or more, that a spectacular spectacle of this magnitude in Port St. Lucie's arrival at Clover Park and the cameramen who had been waiting at the scene since dawn welcomed him.'
Soto, who signed a 15-year, 765 million-dollar (about 1.1044 trillion won) FA contract last winter, the largest in global sports history, has finally entered his official schedule as a Mets player.
The most notable player in this major league spring training is Soto along with Loki Sasaki of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets plan to achieve their dream of advancing to the World Series, which failed last year, by recruiting Soto. In fact, Mets owner Steve Cohen said at his joining ceremony on Dec. 13 last year, `I hope we win the World Series many times during Soto's time"It was once said.
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When Soto hit a hit over the fence after hitting a hit in the direction of center field during batting training, hitting coach Jeremy Barnes exclaimed, `He's a monster as expected.'
MLB.com says 'In recent history, there has never been so much attention paid to the Mets. When Francisco Lindor came in 2021, it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and when Yoenis Cespedes came in 10 years ago, it wasn't like this. The first day of camp training was probably the last time Johan Santana, who moved to the Mets through a trade in 2008. With Soto on its own, the Mets should be much better than last year.
But in an official press conference after training, Soto said "It's full of all-star players, and I don't think I have to be that player (to lead the championship). I won't try to do more than I did before. I will do what I do every year with the same appearance."
He said "I'm really happy to be on the team for the next 15 years. I'm really excited to be here with the players. I've only heard good things about the Mets. Let's see what happens."
MLB.com says 'Nothing is guaranteed. Santana and the Mets had rather a painful experience. 'There is no correlation between the prospect of the February camp and the glory of October' Soto said during the 20-minute interview, trying to get everyone to face reality'
The Mets traded Santana, the best pitcher of the day, from the Minnesota Twins in February 2008 and never made the postseason while he was in 2012.
Soto emphasized that the team should not rely on individual performances as if he knew this.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
