Soto became the first high-profile player ever to leave the Yankees for the Mets in his prime, he did so when the Mets won a stunning bidding war with a record 15-year, $765 million deal and he departed a defending AL champion.

Superstar slugger Juan Soto hit in front of Aaron Judge with the New York Yankees last season before going to the New York Mets, but the latter is having no trouble without the former so far. Judge went 4-for-6 with three homers, eight RBI, and a double in the Yankees' 20-9 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.

Aaron Judge on Thursday became the third-fastest Yankees player to reach 500 extra-base hits, trailing only Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig.