Mets’ Juan Soto gifts SUV to Brett Baty for jersey number

After signing a 15-year, $765 million contract this offseason with the New York Mets, star outfielder Juan Soto had another number in mind.He wanted to keep wearing No. 22, but Mets third baseman Brett Baty already had those digits.Soto thanked Baty for switching to No. 7 with a surprise on Thursday, gifting him a 2025 Chevy Tahoe at the team’s spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The SUV’s rear window was painted with “Thanks for No. 22,” and even had a big red ribbon on the hood like in television commercials.”It’s all yours,” Soto, 26, told Baty in a video of the presentation posted on the Mets’ social media accounts. “You can drive it and everything.”Baty, 25, hugged and thanked Soto.”I really appreciate the number,” Soto told Baty in the video. “It’s the first one I ever wore.”

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