The Aporia · Juan Soto opens up about Mets’ failures two seasons after signing megadeal

Juan Soto, who signed a record-breaking contract with the New York Mets two years ago, expressed disappointment about the team's failure to reach the playoffs in his first two seasons with them. Speaking before a recent loss to the Rangers, Soto admitted that he did not envision this outcome and took responsibility for the lack of success, stating that he needs to improve his performance to help move the team forward.

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Juan Soto, an All-Star outfielder for the New York Mets, expressed disappointment about his team's performance two seasons after signing what was then the richest contract in North American professional sports history. In interviews before a recent game against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Soto acknowledged that he did not envision the Mets failing to reach the playoffs during both of his first seasons with the team. He took personal responsibility for the lackluster results, stating, "There is nothing I can do other than blame myself. I have got to be better."

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Rewind to two winters ago, when he signed the richest contract in North American professional sports history, and it wouldn’t have seemed plausible to the All-Star outfielder that his first two seasons with the Mets would end short of the playoffs.

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🔮 Rewind to two winters ago, when he signed the richest contract in North American professional sports history, and it wouldn’t have seemed plausible to the All-Star outfielder that his first two seasons with the Mets would end short of the playoffs.

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Juan Soto opens up about Mets’ failures two seasons after signing megadeal · assertive framing

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“It’s definitely not what I imagined in my head,” Soto told The Post before the Mets lost 3-1 to the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. asserted

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