Rich Eisen Blasts Soto For Just Being Plain Wrong

Juan Soto hasn’t been a New York Met for more than five minutes, but that didn’t stop him from opening his mouth and sticking his foot directly in it. At his introductory press conference, Soto decided to make headlines for all the wrong reasons when he proudly declared: “New York City has been a Mets town for a long time.”

Oh, Juan. Sweet, confused Juan.

This isn’t just wrong—it’s laughably wrong, the kind of comment that makes you wonder if Soto spent his lone year with the Yankees living under a rock. Seriously, who told him this? Did Mr. Met whisper it in his ear? Did someone scribble it on the back of his contract? Because anyone who knows anything about New York baseball knows that this city belongs to the Yankees. Period. End of story.

Rich Eisen, who’s been in New York long enough to know better, delivered the perfect smackdown on The Rich Eisen Show. “He’s been around for the proverbial New York minute,” Eisen said, clearly trying not to burst out laughing. “It’s a Mets town? Yeah, in your head.”

Eisen’s right. The Yankees have won 27 World Series titles—twenty-seven. The Mets? A whopping two in 1969 and 1986. That’s it. The Yankees are a global brand. They’ve dominated baseball for over a century. The Mets, on the other hand, have spent most of their history looking up at the Yankees, waving from the kids’ table.

And let’s not forget the all-time head-to-head record: Yankees 80, Mets 66. You can do the math, Juan—or better yet, let someone explain it to you slowly.

If Soto thought this was a clever way to get Mets fans excited, it backfired spectacularly. All he managed to do was make himself look silly and give Yankees fans yet another reason to roll their eyes at the Mets. Eisen summed it up perfectly: “It’s like saying Los Angeles is a Clippers town. Get out of here with that nonsense.”

And while we’re on the subject, let’s not pretend Steve Cohen’s spending spree has anything to do with the Mets’ long-term dominance. Cohen isn’t building the Mets up to win New York; he’s building them up to feed his ego. Signing Soto wasn’t a Mets power move—it was Cohen doing his best Yankees impression. Because when you’re chasing someone, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Here’s the truth, Juan: The Yankees don’t chase the Mets. They never have, and they never will. New York has always belonged to the Bronx Bombers, and it always will. Your comments are about as accurate as a foul ball into the parking lot.

So next time, maybe think before you speak, because this one was a swing and a miss—much like the Mets’ attempts to be New York’s team for the past hundred years.