NEW YORK — For Mets right fielder Juan Soto, it may seem like all of New York City was against him after his recent, mostly harmless, comments on Monday about how “different” things have been not hitting in front of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

Though Juan Soto acknowledges his at-bats have changed without “the best hitter in baseball” waiting in the on-deck circle, Yankees captain Aaron Judge believes his former teammate will soon hit his stride with the Mets.

One thing Juan Soto did not learn last year in his time with Aaron Judge was how to handle tough questions with honesty and tact. The New York Yankees slugger gave him another lesson on Tuesday.