After the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest contract in MLB history, he made another deal with 25-year-old infielder Brett Baty. Soto has worn No. 22 during the entirety of his MLB career with the Yankees, Padres, and Nationals. But that number was already taken by Baty, who has played for the Mets since 2022.

New York Mets superstar Juan Soto made a huge gesture to thank teammate Brett Baty for giving up his jersey number. Soto, who debuted in 2018 with the Washingto

The New York Mets went out and got themselves a new superstar this offseason when they signed Juan Soto to a massive 15-year, $765 million contract in free agency. Upon his arrival, Soto made it clear he wanted to keep his longtime jersey number,