Soto is hitting just .224 with a .352 on-base percentage, along with eight home runs and 25 RBIs through 55 games. That’s too low for the NY fans to buy the Soto dream.

Padres fans were quick to make the connection that those two could still be in a San Diego uniform, especially since Soto was traded to the New York Yankees in the winter of 2023 and is now with ...