Juan Soto wearing number 22 is about as predictable as the sun rising in the east. It’s his signature, his stamp, his thing. He had it in Washington, kept it in San Diego, rocked it in the Bronx, and now, as a newly minted New York Mets star, he wasn’t about to switch things up.
A Generous Trade for Number 22
Given the franchise just handed him a record-breaking $765 million contract, it’s safe to say they were willing to make him feel at home. But there was just one small problem—Brett Baty, the Mets’ young third baseman, already had dibs on 22.