After the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest contract in MLB history, he made another deal with 25-year-old infielder Brett Baty. Soto has worn No. 22 during the entirety of his MLB career with the Yankees, Padres, and Nationals. But that number was already taken by Baty, who has played for the Mets since 2022.

Soto spent the 2024 season with the New York Yankees. In the Bronx, he had a .288 batting average, hit 41 homers -- the fourth-best in the league -- and tied for sixth in the majors in RBIs with 109.