An hour and 20 minutes before first pitch in the Bronx on Friday, Soto, the $765 million Met, got his final gift from the Yankees.

Three teams have had to try to maximize Soto out the door. And all three — at least to date — appear to have rebounded well after learning that Soto did not want their money. The Nationals offered Soto a 15-year,

Juan Soto makes his return to Yankee Stadium as the Mets face the Yankees in the Subway Series on Friday night.