Juan Soto Hints At A Future Playing in New York??

 

Sometimes hashtags are just hashtags, but sometimes there's some meaning behind them. Some are now wondering what was the meaning behind Washington Nationals' superstar Juan Soto's Instagram post upon arriving in the Big Apple to play the New York Mets this week.

Did Juan Soto hint at a potential future playing for New York? https://t.co/FJ6XIbCLBL

— Audacy Sports (@AudacySports) August 11, 2021

Soto seemed pretty hyped about being in NYC, as evidenced by his Instagram post Tuesday:

Juan Soto via IG. Peep the hashtags 🤔 pic.twitter.com/85I7Gki50N

— Master flip (@Masterflip_) August 11, 2021

It's the hashtags #dream #newyork #future that some see as perhaps telling a story about Soto's future dreams of playing in New York...? Mets fans are certainly down for this. 

Not to be dramatic, but I would give the Nats our 1-10 prospects for Soto and not think twice.

— Matt Pasco (@mpasco26) August 11, 2021

Is it possible, went the speculation, that Soto was upset about the Nationals dealing away the rest of his team's major league proven vets, including Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Brad Hand and Daniel Hudson, at the trade deadline? 

But wait... Before Mets—or even Yankees—supporters can get too excited, Soto later edited the post to remove the #future. He was likely tipped off by a colleague about the uproar his post was causing in the City That Never Sleeps — and the associated nightmare it was causing for Nationals fans. 

Rest easy though, D.C., the 22-year-old Soto isn't up for free agency until 2025. 

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