Exclusive | Juan Soto opens up about Mets’ failures two seasons after signing megadeal

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 24, 2026 · 150 words · By Mike Puma

headphones Listen to the eFinder podcast briefing

Generate a natural audio summary of this story

Daily briefing

What to know about Exclusive

Juan Soto opens up about Mets’ failures two seasons after signing megadeal ARLINGTON, Texas — Juan Soto didn’t see this coming.

Claims checked 3

Techniques found 0

Topics 0

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

Left0%

Center80%

Right20%

5 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

Juan Soto opens up about Mets’ failures two seasons after signing megadeal ARLINGTON, Texas — Juan Soto didn’t see this coming.

Why it matters

Rewind to two winters ago, when he signed the richest contract in North American professional sports history, and it wouldn’t have seemed plausible to the All-Star outfielder that his first two seasons with the Mets would end short of the playoffs.

Common ground

Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Exclusive?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that two winters ago, when he signed the richest contract in North American professional sports history?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/sports/juan-soto-opens-up-about-mets-failures-two-…

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

check_circle Corroborated 1

verified Verified By Reference 1

cancel Disputed 1

check_circle

Claim 1: “two winters ago, when he signed the richest contract in North American professional sports history”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web sources confirm that Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets in December 2024, which was described as the largest/richest contract in sports history, surpassing Shohei Ohtani's $700 million deal.

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hernando de Soto (; Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador, who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Ernesto Soto Arévalo (born 14 October 1977) is a Venezuelan football referee. He was a FIFA referee from 2005 to 2023 and a FIFA video match official since 2021. He was the Assistant Video Assist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto_(referee)

+ 3 more evidence sources

verified

Claim 2: “his first two seasons with the Mets would end short of the playoffs”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

While evidence confirms Juan Soto is with the Mets and the 2026 Mets season was unsuccessful (83-79 record), there is no specific evidence provided that explicitly confirms his first two seasons ended 'short of the playoffs' as a definitive fact across multiple sources.

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season was the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets were unsuccessful …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Mets_season

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Juan Soto trade was a blockbuster sports trade between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB), made on August 2, 2022. The centerpiece was Nationals outfielde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto_trade

+ 3 more evidence sources

cancel

Claim 3: “the Mets lost 3-1 to the Rangers on Thursday afternoon”

DISPUTED

The claim states the Mets lost 3-1 to the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. However, the evidence provided from a web search specifically reports that the Mets lost to the Texas Rangers by a score of 8-3 on Friday night.

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mets

menu_book

wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York_Mets_season

menu_book

+ 3 more evidence sources

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.