Mets introduce Juan Soto at press conference

According to Steve Cohen, “it wasn’t an easy process”, and “there were moments when you start questioning whether you’re going to be successful at this”, but in the end Cohen “got the call he wanted”. And so today, December 12, 2024, the Mets got to unveil their newest superstar talent, as Juan Soto donned the orange and blue pinstripe jersey with his name and number 22 on it for the first time, to a room that was bursting with energy from Soto’s family and members of the press.

Even before the lectern was populated by the four key players in today’s proceedings—Soto, Mets’ owner Steve Cohen, Mets’ President of Baseball Operations David Stearns, and Soto’s agent, Scott Boras—there was a…