Juan Soto shocked the world when he left the Yankees for the Mets in December, signing a 15-year, $765 million contract to become the richest player in the game.

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Max Fried, Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt are Yankees. Juan Soto, Clay Holmes and A.J. Minter are Mets. Old Max Scherzer is a Blue Jay. Older Charlie Morton is an Oriole. Ancient Justin Verlander is a Giant. Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler wear Red Sox. Gleyber Torres wears Tiger stripes. Luis Severino plays for the Sacratomato A’s.