If anything, Soto’s presence adds a new wrinkle in a rivalry that has lost its luster over the last five years.

Juan Soto came to the New York Mets this winter on a record-breaking contract, but he's gotten off to a slow start. Here's why Mets fans aren't at all worried.

The right fielder was 5-for-10 in his previous three games against the St. Louis Cardinals, including a two-run double that gave the Mets a 5-3 lead in Sunday’s win. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pointed to that hit as a “good sign” that Soto was about to break out.