The New York Mets will do "everything necessary" to sign superstar slugger Juan Soto in free agency, executive Carlos Beltran recently told Joseph Reboyras of Primera Hora, a Puerto Rican newspaper, at a charity pickleball event.

Juan Soto the hitter is perceived a lot differently than Juan Soto the fielder — even as the former will get him paid and the latter resulted in him being a finalist for the Gold Glove in right field.