Although Soto said he was ready for the homecoming, he was shell shocked by the time Sunday night rolled around. Three sell-out crowds broke him. With only one hit in the Subway Series, Soto couldn’t have picked a worse time to slump. The army of Yankees loyalists crowned him as the new Jose Altuve.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets were wrapping up the final game of the Subway Series on Sunday evening. Juan Soto did not get a warm reception from the home fans at Yankee Stadium when he came to the plate for his first at-bat in the top of the first inning.

In The Bronx, it will be delicious dreaming about Juan Soto with stakes much higher than they were on Sunday night, just as it will be in Flushing dreaming about the vintage Soto they are still