Juan Soto changing mind on ESPN micd-up segment led to Brandon Nimmo replacement at Subway Series

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Juan Soto was the center of attention again on Sunday, getting booed loudly when he was introduced before the game and during his at-bat in the first inning.As Aaron Boone noted before the game, it’s something Soto may have to deal with throughout his Mets career when he comes to The Bronx.“It probably could be,” Boone said before Sunday’s game.

“It’s New York.”But the Soto Subway Series did not include the star getting mic’d up for “Sunday Night Baseball,” which was the original plan.According to sources, the Mets star changed his mind prior to the game and was replaced by Brandon Nimmo.Such changes aren’t unusual, sources said, but it was noteworthy because it involved Soto, who had been solid, if not spectacular, in the first two games of the series.Among his contributions was a stolen base of third on Saturday, which led to Soto scoring on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning of a one-run win.“He’s taking advantage of opportunities,” Carlos Mendoza said.“He’s using information and trusting information.”Mendoza said Soto has become a better “base runner, overall, not just base stealer.”And the manager credited Soto’s swipe of third as “being the difference” in the victory.It was also Soto’s fifth stolen base of the season after he had just seven all of last year with the Yankees.Tyrone Taylor wasn’t in Sunday’s lineup after he suffered cramps near the end of Saturday’s win, according to Mendoza.The manager said Taylor felt good enough to play Sunday, but Mendoza played it safe.That decision led to Jeff McNeil getting the start in center, which he’s done five times this season.

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