In the top-half of the eighth, Mets superstar and former Yankees outfielder Juan Soto led off with a groundout. The 92.7 MPH roller was fielded on a sliding backhand by second baseman DJ LeMahieu, who threw from his knees to get the out.

New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (center) gets a high five in the Mets dugout after he scored in the 4th inning of the 2025 Subway Series against the New York Yankees, Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media

For the better part of the next decade, Juan Soto and Max Fried will be inextricably linked. Two days after Soto left the Yankees for a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets over the winter, the Yankees agreed to an eight-year, $218 million deal with Fried in their first major post-Soto splash.