And, of course, a lot of times the Yankees didn’t pass the eye test when in the field. It will be a long time before they live down the fifth inning of World Series Game 5 last October when the Dodgers wrapped up their title after falling behind 5-0 and then being gift-wrapped a bunch of a lifelines.

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor insisted that he and others within the clubhouse weren't bothered by Juan Soto's words.