Steve Cohen believed Juan Soto was headed back to the Yankees after a second in-person meeting that took place in December amid talks to bring the slugger to Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features,

Meet the Mets: endearing, entertaining ... and eternal underdogs. But the franchise vibes are changing thanks to a billionaire owner who bleeds orange and blue.

The on-field Juan Soto, who is ultra-competitive and will do what he needs to do to get the adrenaline going. Off the field, Soto is somewhat shy.