Smith quickly made it clear he not only has Soto’s back, but that he’s more concerned about New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Never mind that Judge, already a two-time AL MVP, entered Thursday hitting .402 with 16 home runs, 45 RBI, and an MLB-best 3.8 bWAR.

Aaron Judge shared what he told Juan Soto during a conversation with his former teammate before the Yankees win vs. the Mets.

The New York Mets won the best player on the free agent market this past winter, but they would have liked to have won their latest series. The Mets fell to their crosstown rival New York Yankees in the Subway Series last weekend,