The Mets initially trailed a mystery team in their pursuit of Juan Soto and had to make a comeback to land him.

Juan Soto picked the Mets over the Yankees this offseason, prompting many to wonder whether it was only about the money.

The New York Yankees have long been the powerhouse of Major League Baseball in New York City both in terms of success and financial power. The power scale began to tip the other way once Steve Cohen took ownership of the Mets however and the decision from Juan Soto to leave the Bronx for Queens was a benchmark moment in this city’s baseball history.