A report about Juan Soto feeling 'glum' merely means Michael Kay will hear from Mets fans twice as often for the next 15 years.

New York Mets fans have an exchange with Yankees fans over the Yankees dugout during a Juan Soto at-bat in the fourth inning of the 2025 Subway Series, Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The New York Yankees could be looking for a second baseman around the trade deadline. Their crosstown rivals could have the ideal player.

Never has a schedule provided a sharper contrast than this Mets itinerary that has them transitioning from home games against the all-time bad Rockies, who are on a crash course to infamy, to travel here the very next day to play the $400 million Dodgers,

The Mets’ front office was very hesitant to give homegrown star Pete Alonso a long-term deal in the offseason. They feared that at 30, his best days were behind him. It is why they risked him talking to rival clubs in free agency. However, calling his bluff worked, and they were able to re-sign him on a team-friendly two-year deal.

In a recent article, FanSided's Noah Wright named Red Sox setup man Justin Wilson, who is sporting a 2.45 ERA so far this season, as a top prospective Mets trade deadline target.

Recently released Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia opted to join the 9-46 Rockies on a major-league deal rather than sign minor-league deals with the Yankees and Mets, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported. There are obviously a few factors into why Arcia would head to the Mile High City rather than hope to work his way onto the Yankees’ or Mets’ benches.