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

Juan Soto snapped a 17-game home run drought with a 404-foot homer to left-centerfield in the fourth inning of the New York Mets’ 8-2 win Saturday over the Colorado Rockies.

NEW YORK — Typically, an end-of-May press conference with David Stearns would revolve around the team’s performance up to this point. The Mets president of baseball operations has said that he views Memorial Day as a mark on the baseball calendar that paints a sample size of how the team is performing.