What jersey number does Juan Soto wear? Mets superstar buys new car for Brett Baty in exchange for No. 22 | Sporting News

The newest addition to the New York Mets, star outfielder Juan Soto, is doing his best to win over his new teammates.

Who says some casual gift-giving isn't allowed to be part of that? On Friday, Soto gifted his new Mets teammate, third baseman Brett Baty, a brand new car just in time for New York's spring training, which is getting underway in Port Saint Lucie.

Let's run through why Soto gifted his new teammate a car in exchange for a particular jersey number.

Why did Juan Soto want jersey No.

22? The reason? Soto's contract with the Mets states that he will only wear the jersey No.

22 during his 15-year contract with New York.

No.

22 is the only number Soto has worn during his seven-year MLB career.

But there was a slight problem that was the number Baty wore before Soto's arrival.

According to MLB.com , Baty switched to No.

7 not long after Soto signed with the Mets.

The two new teammates exchanged text messages about the number swap: Baty switched to No.

7 shortly after Soto signed, in part because he grew up a fan of Jose Reyes and Joe Mauer.

Baty said recently that Soto texted him and the two got everything worked out.

What car did Juan Soto gift Brett Baty? The car appears to be a fully loaded black Chevy Tahoe .

In the video, you can hear Soto telling him how much he appreciates Baty giving up his number, and that he wanted to give him something nice: Juan Soto got Brett Baty a car for giving up #22 pic.twitter.com/5ahNgld52r If the model is a 2025, base models for these start at around $60,495 and go up from there, the more bells and whistles you add on.

Baty has been with the Mets since 2019, who drafted him in the first round of the 2019 draft.

He was called up from the minors in 2022.

Brett Baty salary and stats Earlier this year, Baty signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the New York Mets.

The salary is fully guaranteed, per Sporttrac .

Here's a look at his stats over the last few seasons.

Season Team G AB R H HR RBI SB SO OBP 2022 NYM 11 38 4 7 2 5 0 8 0.244 2023 NYM 108 353 41 75 9 34 2 109 0.275 2024 NYM 50 153 15 35 4 16 0 42 0.306 Juan Soto salary and stats In December of last year, Soto signed a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets.

He was asked this week how he was planning to buy with his new contract.

Not yet, Soto said while grinning, per MLB.com.

Im waiting.

Youre going to see it.

Here's a look at Soto's stats, dating back to 2018.

Season Team G AB R H HR RBI SB SO OBP SLG 2018 WSN 116 414 77 121 22 70 5 99 0.406 0.517 2019 WSN 150 542 110 153 34 110 12 132 0.401 0.548 2020 WSN 47 154 39 54 13 37 6 28 0.49 0.695 2021 WSN 151 502 111 157 29 95 9 93 0.465 0.534 2022 2TM 153 524 93 127 27 62 6 96 0.401 0.452 2022 WSN 101 342 62 84 21 46 6 62 0.408 0.485 2022 SDP 52 182 31 43 6 16 0 34 0.388 0.39 2023 SDP 162 568 97 156 35 109 12 129 0.41 0.519 2024 NYY 157 576 128 166 41 109 7 119 0.419 0.569.

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