Juan Soto's first season with the New York Mets has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, with the slugger struggling a little at the plate and also being called out for not hustling in certain situations.

While New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza called out star Juan Soto for his lack of hustle earlier this week, he also recognized that Soto wants nothing more than to win.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza wouldn’t get into specifics on any conversion he had with slugger Juan Soto after a lack of hustle left him with a single rather than extra bases in New York’s series opener at Boston.

Mendoza attributed Soto’s postgame comments Monday to “frustration.”

When New York Mets slugger Juan Soto came to the plate in the third inning of the Mets' May 18 game against the Yankees, ESPN broadcaster Karl Ravech turned hea

But the attention on him got ratcheted up over the weekend when he returned to Yankee Stadium and heard all kinds of things yelled at him by Pinstripes fans. There were also questions about his hustle that popped up there and on Monday when he stared down a ball he thought was a home run and had to settle for a single.

Yankees skipper Aaron Boone presented Juan Soto, Clay Holmes, and Desi Druschel, his former assistant pitching coach, with their 2024 ALCS rings this past weekend.

On two consecutive nights, there were questions about whether Juan Soto was hustling down the line after putting the ball in play.