Mets’ Marte Appeared to Be Recruiting Soto at Home Run Derby

By Madison Williams The New York outfielder seemed to some fans to pay more attention to the Nationals player than his own teammate, Pete Alonso. During Monday night’s Home Run Derby, fans noticed how Mets outfielder Starling Marte acted as a major hype man for the eventual 2022 champion, Nationals outfielder Juan Soto. It even seemed to some fans that Marte paid more attention to Soto than he did his own Mets teammate Pete Alonso, who didn’t advance to the finals. Many saw Marte’s actions as a way of “recruiting” Soto, who reportedly just turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract extension…

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