Yankees announcer chides team's fans for vulgar Juan Soto chant after he left for Mets

New York Yankees fans were successful unfamiliar territory erstwhile a superstar chose the crosstown rival Mets implicit their favourite team.

Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765 cardinal deal, the astir lucrative successful sports history, with the Mets this offseason aft helping the Yankees to the World Series successful his lone play with the nine past year.

While immoderate Yankees fans person favored Soto's departure due to the fact that it allowed the squad to bring connected much players with the wealth it saved, plentifulness of fans are inactive upset astir it.

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Yankees fans during the 2024 World Series against the Dodgers.  (Imagn)

During the Yankees' crippled Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, fans randomly began chanting, "F--- Juan Soto."

The Mets person agelong been called the Yankees' small brother, but Michael Kay, the Yanks' play-by-play announcer, said the roles were reversed with those chants.

"We perceive this silly banter backmost and distant astir large brother, small brother. You cognize what that was yesterday, everybody? I hatred to accidental it, and you’re not gonna similar it. That was small member nonsense," Kay said connected his vigor amusement Friday afternoon, which is broadcast connected the Mets' flagship vigor station.

"Why are you chanting astir Juan Soto? Your squad is winning. And that’s what you’re coming up with? You benignant of should beryllium a small spot embarrassed.

New York Mets close fielder Juan Soto (22) follows done connected an RBI treble against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning astatine Citi Field.  (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

"Shame connected each of you. Really, shame connected each of you. It’s specified an atrocious tiny look. … You are inactive large brother. The Mets haven’t won anything. They won a bidding warfare for Juan Soto. They haven’t won a title since 1986," Kay added. "It’s been 39 years since they won a title, and you’re chanting ‘bleep Juan Soto?’ I don’t get it. 

"Color maine confused. I don’t get it, and it’s a atrocious look. It’s a bad, atrocious look. … I deliberation it’s an awful, atrocious look by each of you. All of you! And I would person addressed it yesterday if I really heard it done my headphones."

Soto made his location debut with the Mets Friday and went 1-for-4 with an RBI double. It's been a spot of a slower commencement for the outfielder, who's hitting .240 successful his archetypal 7 games.

It's not uncommon for Yankees fans to besides chant likewise against Jose Altuve, who has been nationalist force No. 1 since the Houston Astros' sign-stealing ungraded successful 2017.

New York Yankees broadcasters Michael Kay earlier a crippled against the Tampa Bay Rays astatine Yankee Stadium April 20, 2024, successful New York, New York. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)

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Altuve bushed Aaron Judge, past a rookie, for the AL MVP, portion the Astros bushed the Yankees successful the ALCS successful 7 games that year. Two years later, Altuve deed a walk-off homer against the Yanks to again triumph the pennant, but his hesitance to person his garment taken disconnected has led to unproven speculation helium was wearing immoderate benignant of instrumentality during the at-bat.

Soto volition instrumentality to the Bronx for a crippled betwixt the Mets and Yankees May 16.

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