Juan Soto saved the New York Mets from embarrassment on Wednesday by hitting a one-out home run in the ninth inning to break up Gavin Williams’ no-hitter, though his squad still dropped the game 4-1 to finish off a sweep at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians.
The Mets have now lost eight of their last nine games, and analyst Boomer Esiason tore into Soto despite the home run for his attitude.
During Thursday’s episode of Boomer & Gio on WFAN, Esiason called out Soto for loafing.
“He’s loafing…he’s got a nice smile on his face, he’s laughing. I’m sick of it. I want to see attitude.”
“He’s loafing … he’s got a nice smile on his face, he’s laughing. I’m sick of it. I want to see attitude.”
Boomer Esiason rips Juan Soto after Soto’s home run to break up a Cleveland no-hitter in the bottom of the 9th on Wednesday: pic.twitter.com/VtLHqFFEKU
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It’s valid to be frustrated with Soto in this moment, especially considering the record-breaking contract the Mets gave him in the offseason.
When you land a 15-year, $765 million contract, that is going to inevitably bring criticism when things aren’t going well for the team, whether it’s warranted or not.
In Soto’s case, he has been as advertised thus far with the Mets and has an .864 OPS with a career-high 17 steals and solid defense in right field.
However, he hit just .210 in July and hasn’t done much during this recent losing skid, so Esiason surely wasn’t the only one perturbed about his jovial nature when coming to the plate late in Williams’ near-no-hitter.
New York’s offense has been spotty during this recent stretch, while the pitching has fallen off a cliff, and it’s fair to want the $765-million man to light a fire under this squad, even if that isn’t really his style.
