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The hosts, deeply invested fans of rival teams, expressed their sentiments candidly. There was a shared understanding that had Soto signed with their respective teams, such as the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox, the narrative would have been celebratory; they would have hailed him as a generational talent and a keystone for team success. Instead, the mood shifted to a mixture of relief and derision now that he chose the Mets.