The Mets arent the little brother anymore. At least thats the way Mets broadcaster Howie Rose sees it after the club on Sunday night. Juan Soto is leaving the Yankees for the Mets in free agency. Robert Sabo for NY Post Mets fans following the news, and the teams longtime radio voice took to social media to put the moment in context. This is perhaps the most unique moment in the history of the New York Mets, Rose . I told you from day one that Steve Cohen was not about to be the little brother in town. He was taking dead aim at the Yankees and everyone else. Its on. Explore More Rose wasnt the only Mets broadcaster who put the moment in perspective. During a hit on SNYs breaking news coverage of the Soto signing, Gary Cohen as the biggest and most important Adam Magpoc Jersey transaction the Mets have ever made. Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor will be teammates. Getty Images The only one that is in the same ballpark was the trade for Mike Piazza in 1998, Cohen said. The Mets have never dipped this deeply into the free-agent market in terms of the caliber of player and youth. The thing that would come closest to that would have been signing Carlos Beltran, but Beltran wasnt 26 years old when the Mets signed him. Soto just turned 26. He is arguably the best hitter in baseball, if not hes in the top three, and did I mention hes just turning 26? Hes got seven years under his belt. He is a marvelous, marvelous offensive player and completely changes the conversation around the Mets. Howie Rose reacted to the Juan Soto signing on social media. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Sotos decision was a ma sive moment for the Mets, as the slugger spurned an offer from the Yankees for 16 years and $760 million, . Soto is coming off a season in which he hit a career-high 41 homers and helped the Yankees reach the World Series for the first time since 2009. Jason Varitek Jersey
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