Soto spoke with the media after the game and got honest about this final at-bat. "We all want to do something in a big spot," Soto said, per an X post from SNY. "We're all trying

With a chance to make a late splash in his New York Mets debut, Juan Soto came up empty. After signing the biggest contract in baseball history last offseason, the slugger came to bat with two runners aboard and the Mets down by two in the ninth inning Thursday.

The $765 million man got on base three times Thursday, but he also made the final out of the Mets' season-opening loss.