This Juan Soto saga is straight-up movie material—betrayal, big money, city rivalry, and raw emotions.
From one lens, yeah, it feels like betrayal. Yankee fans worshipped Soto. He nearly carried them to a long-awaited World Series. Then boom—he flips sides and signs with the Mets, the crosstown “enemy,” talking about “New York is a Mets town”? That’s gasoline on the fire. Bronx fans don’t play about loyalty.
But from another view? The man just made a smart career move. Steve Cohen threw him a mega-deal, gave him top-tier treatment, and promised a team built to contend—at least offensively. Soto even had the respect to call Aaron Judge first. And Judge, being the class act he is, gave him his blessing. That says a lot.
Bottom line: Soto chose legacy, money, and leadership on his own terms. It’s not betrayal—it’s business. And in this era, that’s the game.