Though the atmosphere paled in comparison to Friday’s Subway Series opener, anytime a play involved Soto, the Mets’ mercenary who left the Yankees for $765 million this offseason, from an at-bat to a caught fly ball in right field, the Bronx came alive.

Juan Soto achieved a rare Subway Series feat in his first game against the New York Yankees since leaving the team.

According to The Athletic’s Tyler Kepner, Aaron Boone made his way through the ballpark's bowels while the Mets took batting practice and the buzz built inside Yankee Stadium. In the tunnel between the clubhouses, with pallets of water and hot dog buns stored against the walls, Boone carried the rings in a Yankees shopping bag.