In Juan Soto's first home opener with the New York Yankees -- which might be his last, depending on what happens in his free agency next offseason -- he will run out to right field, the position he will play in 2024, and be greeted with a raucous cheer and chant from the Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures.
He will likely acknowledge the welcome with a smile and a wave. The honeymoon will last a week or a day, or maybe just one plate appearance, and then the relationship will get real in a hurry.