Following Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees' franchise record nine-home-run performance on Saturday, Judge said that while "nobody can replace" former teammate Juan Soto, the team did a solid job filling the void that he left when he signed with the New York Mets.

Soto became the first high-profile player ever to leave the Yankees for the Mets in his prime, he did so when the Mets won a stunning bidding war with a record 15-year, $765 million deal and he departed a defending AL champion.

The New York Yankees failed to achieve their biggest offseason objective and had to watch as superstar Juan Soto spurned The Bronx for a historic deal with the New York Mets. Even after Soto signed a 15-year,