Despite early success, Yankees fans are still thinking about Juan Soto

Torpedo bats and the league's leading offense have aided the New York Yankees in their hot start to the 2025 season. Surely, that should help fans move on after superstar outfielder Juan Soto left the Bronx for Queens this past offseason. Well, not so fast.

The bitter reality of Soto's departure remains on the minds of some Yankees fans as we found out in New York's 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, with the vitriol for the 26-year-old being captured on the YES Network broadcast. Michael Kay reprimands Yankee fans for ‘F*ck Juan Soto’ chant: ‘Shame on all of you’ https://t.co/WloKhl9VWA It's not a good look for Yankees fans, who simply can't get over that they lost a player of Soto's caliber to their crosstown rivals.



Perhaps even more bizarre was the context (or lack thereof) in which these chants originated. A random weeknight game in the Bronx doesn't seem like an appropriate place to chant expletives aimed at the Mets star. There will be a time and a place for that, though, when Soto and the New York Mets visit Yankee Stadium during the first leg of the 2025 Subway Series from May 16 to May 18.

However, Soto tends to be a player who thrives when the fans are against him. We've seen that time and time again. For what it's worth, Soto is hitting just .

240 with one home run in 25 at-bats as a Met this far, though he had an RBI double in his Citi Field debut on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays and sports an .827 OPS overall. He'll be just fine over a larger sample size.

Ladies and gentlemen ...

New York Met, Juan Soto pic.twitter.com/mJqsC7oPDS Yankees fans will simply have to get used to this new reality, because for the next 15 years, Juan Soto will call Queens home, whether they like it or not.

Seth Carlson is an experienced writer and editor based in the NYC area with a particular love for all things baseball. He has a demonstrated history of delivering insightful analysis and engaging content across multiple outlets and industries. Seth brings his expertise and commitment to high-quality coverage to Yardbarker’s readers.

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