Juan Soto did a little jig while backpedaling from the batter’s box after a pitch multiple times the past couple of nights here.

Fairly or not, Juan Soto ’s performance will be judged in the context of his 15-year, $765 million contract for the rest of his career. After all, he’s collecting paychecks on the most lucrative contract in the history of professional sports while competing in the largest media market in the world.

In the first months of his 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, Juan Soto hasn't looked the same. One Mets and Yankees legend has an idea why.