During their conversation, the New York Yankees were the team that "Soto" hoped would "make me the best offer." However, Church Lady’s next comment ultimately led to a jab at the Mets.

Soto: "I don’t know, right now I hope the Yankees make me the best offer ... This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mets Roasted by Funny One-Liner in 'SNL's' Juan Soto ...

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I think the fielding liability is funny, and it's going to be ... But yeah, he could’ve been a billion-dollar guy." Yankees had the chance to match Mets' offer for Juan Soto: Report Shortly ...

Straw rode the wave of the Mets’ best years in the 80s and hopped on board with the Yankees’ monolith in the late 90s. Funny how history repeats itself. Juan Soto arrived in the Bronx just in ...

"I don't think it was the Mets over the Yankees. I think it was five teams that were right there on the table. I don't think it had anything to do with the Mets over the Yankees," Soto said.

Juan Soto picked the Mets over the Yankees this offseason, prompting many to wonder whether it was only about the money.

On Thursday, after his introductory news conference at Citi Field, Soto said the Yankees "did everything in their power" to sign him, but he ultimately thought the Mets were a better fit.

Cohen’s fear was that Soto would return to the Yankees, where the slugger had a career season while leading them to a World Series, a signing that would taunt and haunt the Mets for years to come.

Soto: "I don’t know, right now I hope the Yankees make me the best offer ... Maybe I sign with the Mets." Mets fans would love for that to happen but we'll have to continue to wait for ...

Strawberry rode the wave of the Mets’ best years in the ‘80s and hopped on board with the Yankees’ monolith in the late ‘90s. It’s funny how history repeats itself. Right fielder Juan ...