Juan Soto opted to leave the New York Yankees in favor of the New York Mets this offseason for a number of reasons. There was the $765 million, for starters, as well as the personal pitch that owner Steve Cohen and the team's staff made to Soto and his family.

Mets outfielder Juan Soto made waves when he left the Yankees for their crosstown rival in Queens this offseason, but he still speaks fondly of his former teammates. In an appearance on NBC’s “TODAY” on Monday morning, Soto was asked about his time playing with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

Just hours before facing the team he spurned this offseason, Juan Soto offered a rare bit of insight into his time with the Yankees, the club’s failed attempt to keep him, and his relationship with Aaron Judge.