Mets' Juan Soto silences heckler by launching home run directly at him

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Don't taunt Juan Soto due to the fact that he'll marque you look silly.

Soto signed the richest woody successful the past of North American sports successful December, erstwhile helium agreed to a 15-year, $765 cardinal woody with the New York Mets.

In the aboriginal going, Soto seems to beryllium worthy each penny, hitting astir .400 successful his archetypal Mets outpouring training.

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New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto rounds 3rd basal aft a location tally during the 3rd inning against the St. Louis Cardinals astatine Clover Park. (Reinhold Matay/Imagn Images)

But 1 instrumentality successful the stands Monday nighttime disagreed, perpetually heckling Soto by calling him "overpaid" and "overrated," and it was caught connected camera.

Soto turned and gave the instrumentality a look. Perhaps it was a look of annoyance, but possibly Soto was informing the instrumentality of his imminent revenge.

The instrumentality got an contiguous sensation of his ain medicine erstwhile Soto launched a solo location tally straight astatine the fan, and helium didn't adjacent travel distant with the ball.

Soto pointed astatine the instrumentality aft the shot cleared the fence, and it gave the Mets a 4-0 pb successful an eventual 8-0 triumph implicit the St. Louis Cardinals.

New York Mets close fielder Juan Soto during a outpouring grooming workout astatine Clover Park. (Sam Navarro/Imagn Images)

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Soto, a four-time All-Star, had the champion play of his vocation with the Yankees past season, hitting .288 with a career-best 41 location runs and 109 RBIs.

In the Yankees’ tally to the World Series, Soto elevated his game, hitting .327 with 4 location runs successful 14 postseason games, including the ALCS-winning location run.

In summation to his 4 All-Star crippled appearances, Soto, conscionable 26 years old, is simply a five-time Silver Slugger and won the batting rubric successful the shortened 2020 season.