So when Christian Walker hit a foul ball that was ruled fair to right field Thursday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game, Holmes was happy to be able to finally work with a baserunner in a game. Had the ball been ruled foul,

New York Mets veterans Jeff McNeil and Starling Marte take their first BP of the spring, while Mark Vientos and Brett Baty do fielding work.

After securing the richest contract in professional sports history -- a 15-year, $765 million deal -- Juan Soto is putting his money into continuing his legacy and taking care of his teammates. Soto,

It was included in Juan Soto's $765 million contract with the Mets that he must wear No. 22. He made up to taking Brett Baty's jersey number in a big way on Thursday.

After signing a 15-year, $765 million contract this offseason with the New York Mets, star outfielder Juan Soto had another number in mind.

New York Mets infielder Brett Baty may not have the No. 22 jersey anymore, but he is the owner of a brand new car.

Juan Soto found out that the SUV was "the car of [Baty's] dreams" via a totally normal, not-at-all-planted conversation on the topic that included Baty and traveling secretary Edgar Suero.

New York Mets skipper Carlos Mendoza announced on Friday that Brett Baty is taking new reps at another position.

The Mets posted video Thursday showing Soto standing next to a black Chevrolet Tahoe before giving the keys to Baty, the 25-year-old third baseman who wore No. 22 for New York in 169 games. Baty switched to No.

While the money certainly didn't hurt, Juan Soto has made abundantly clear that he chose for New York Mets for lots of reasons that didn't have anything to do with the 15-year, $765 million contract he was handed by Steve Cohen.

New York Mets superstar Juan Soto rewarded third baseman Brett Baty for relinquishing jersey No. 22, which Soto has worn throughout his career. The cost to Soto: a Chevy Tahoe SUV with a reported value of about $92,