Juan Soto homers off Clayton Kershaw as the Mets cut into the Dodgers' early lead in a tense matchup at Dodger Stadium.

Standard stats show that Soto slashed .234/.364/.430 with a .794 OPS, 10 homers and 28 RBI over his first 59 games after he signed a 15-year, $765M contract to join the Mets this past offseason. That said, Petriello noted that nothing among Soto’s underlying numbers indicates the 26-year-old is somehow in decline while in his prime.

Soto ultimately chose to take his talents to Queens, a decision that not only changed the landscape of Major League Baseball but seemed to shift the long-standing cultural dynamic