{"id":35304,"date":"2025-05-18T02:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T02:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/35304\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T02:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T02:57:12","slug":"watch-yankees-fans-prank-former-star-player-with-ultimate-diss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/35304\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Yankees Fans Prank Former Star Player With Ultimate Diss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mets star Juan Soto is used to facing an energized crowd at Yankee Stadium\u2014but not boos from <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/yankees-aaron-judge-wife-samantha-welcome-first-baby-daughter-nora-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Yankees<\/a> fans shouting his name.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, slugger Soto returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since signing his 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets\u2014the Yankees\u2019 crosstown rival. Yankees fans, still heartbroken over Soto\u2019s departure, were quick to express their displeasure with the 26-year-old hitting sensation.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The crowd of 47,000 stood as Soto took the field, but instead of a standing ovation, he was met with a chorus of boos, jeers, and a coordinated protest: fans turned their backs on him in unison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/watch-mookie-betts-son-throw-042100160.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Watch Mookie Betts&#039; Son Throw the Cutest First Pitch Ever;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Watch Mookie Betts&#8217; Son Throw the Cutest First Pitch Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rather than let the chilly reception rattle him, Soto took the fans\u2019 heartbreak in stride\u2014grinning and removing his cap to give a cheeky wave to his former hometown crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters, \u201cHe knew that was coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soto agreed, adding, \u201cI was ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Soto only played one season with the Yankees, he was a key part of the offensive rotation that led the Bronx Bombers to the 2024 World Series (where they lost 4-1 to the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers). Many fans had hoped his tenure in pinstripes would last much longer.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Still nursing the sting of his departure, jilted fans had a field day at Soto\u2019s expense\u2014and the Mets\u2019 6\u20132 loss to the Yankees on Friday night certainly didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/jason-kelce-makes-sweet-admission-041600285.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Jason Kelce Makes Sweet Admission About His New Baby;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Jason Kelce Makes Sweet Admission About His New Baby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac<a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/daily?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP for Parade&#039;s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SIGN UP for Parade&#8217;s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Mets star Juan Soto is used to facing an energized crowd at Yankee Stadium\u2014but not boos&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,134,57,101,4,1690,61,62,2548,4203,5000],"class_list":{"0":"post-35304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-juan-soto","10":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","11":"tag-mets","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-new-york-yankees","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkmets","18":"tag-yankee-stadium"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114526594379189112","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}