With Juan Soto arguing with the home-plate umpire, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza stepped in and was ejected on Monday night in San Diego.

“It’s a lot of money on the table if I make it,” New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto told reporters this month, one of several comments the slugger has made since he left the New York Yankees to sign a megadeal with the New York Mets that rankled those who believe highly paid players should not show how much they care about being highly paid.