Two months after he signed the dotted line on a record, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, Juan Soto on February 16 arrived at the club's spring training site in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and the euphoric excitement of the fanbase in Queens, which reached a fever pitch when news of his signing broke, ignited again as fans realized that, yes, this was actually happening.
But his arrival at camp meant that it was also time for Soto and the Mets to get to work. One of the first orders of business? Soto's spot in the Mets' batting order.
