The New York Mets moved to 30-20 on the season with a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, a game that included another hitless outing by prized free agent acquisition Juan Soto. Soto, who signed a 15-year, $765 million deal this offseason, constituting the largest contract in sports history, had a walk and a run batted in during the game.

The Boston Red Sox surprised the baseball world this past offseason. Boston had spent years avoiding large contracts. The Red Sox said early in the offseason that things were going to be different and they absolutely were.

With Juan Soto and the New York Mets playing at Fenway Park on Tuesday for the second game in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, the slugger's free agency was once again in the headlines.