New York Mets' Juan Soto acknowledges the reaction of the crowd as he steps to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Friday, May 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP Adam Ottavino is considered one of baseball’s good guys, but even he can’t ignore the concerns around Juan Soto’s hustle lately.

Two major MLB analysts believe Juan Soto is at fault for making something into a story by not taking accountability.

Almost a third of the way into the season, it's fair to say Juan Soto is not having the impact the New York Mets expected when they signed him to a record $765 million free-agent contract this past offseason.

Mets slugger Juan Soto has sparked criticism for a lack of hustle over the last couple of nights. One day after not breaking swiftly out of the batter’s box to first base against the Yankees, Soto was again slow against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night when he hit a ball off the Green Monster in the sixth inning.

New York Mets superstar Juan Soto is on pace to have the worst statistical season of his Major League Baseball career. It's early, of course, but Soto is currently slashing .246/.376/.439 with eight home runs,

When New York Mets slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the third inning of the Mets' May 18 game against the Yankees, ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech turned hea

Willis noted that Soto went a disappointing 1-for-10 with no RBI in last weekend’s Subway Series against the rival Yankees. Although Soto scored two runs and drew four walks, it didn’t keep the Mets from losing two of three.

But the attention on him got ratcheted up over the weekend when he returned to Yankee Stadium and heard all kinds of things yelled at him by Pinstripes fans. There were also questions about his hustle that popped up there and on Monday when he stared down a ball he thought was a home run and had to settle for a single.

The recent Subway Series brought up some hard feelings for fans of the New York Yankees, when they found themselves up against a beloved former player for the f

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On two consecutive nights, there were questions about whether Juan Soto was hustling down the line after putting the ball in play.

Soto, who spurned the Yankees for the Mets on a $765 million deal in the offseason, was the subject of a lot of reporting over the past few days, including NJ Advance Media’s Bob Klapisch, who said that Mets officials were “concerned about Soto’s lack of enthusiasm for his new team.”