Juan Soto is glum around the Mets clubhouse and he wanted to return to the Yankees last offseason before signing a historic 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets, Yanks broadcaster Michael Kay claimed on his radio show on Monday. Soto has faced intense scrutiny after his over the weekend, which has included knocks on to his apparent happine s in Queens. Kay prefaced his comments on his show The Michael Kay Show by saying that he had spoken to people involved with the Yankees and the Mets, and he had arrived at 8 a.m. before Saturdays game, and really talked for hours with Reggie Perry Jersey people. People that I talked to on the Mets side, and they can deny it publicly, because, of course, thats what they have to do, he is very, very glum around the clubhouse, Kay said, according to Awful Announcing. He does not have a hop in his step. He does not smile much. Im not gonna say he is unhappy. Because how can you be unhappy with a $765 million contract? But money is not a guarantee that you are gonna be comfortable somewhere. Juan Soto #22 of the New York Mets reacts after he strikes out in the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Bronx, NY. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST So what exactly made him join the Mets? Kay claimed that Soto wanted to remain a Yankee and that it had been his family that pushed him to sign with the Mets because they felt very comfortable around Alex and Steve Cohen. Explore More Why isnt he happy? It comes down to this. Ill say it now, and it will be denied. Of course, it has to be denied. But I have talked to people that I respect. He wanted to return to the Yankees, Kay said. That was his preference. His family said, You are going to the Mets. His family felt very comfortable around Alex and Steve Cohen. And they said, You are going to the Mets. And he is a guy that listens to his family. So I think at this point, he is probably a bit down, pouting a bit. And then to come into Yankee Stadium with three straight sellout crowds, at a place that was his Field of Dreams. It became his Field of Nightmares over the weekend. It was the second report that surfaced on Monday related to Sotos happine s in Flushing. Michael Kay during the New York Yankees Old Timers Day on August 24, 2024 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Juan Soto (22) in the outfield as New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) bats when the New York Yankees played the New York Mets Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY. Robert Sabo for NY Post In a , Bob Klapisch reported that the Mets hierarchy was concerned about Sotos lack of enthusiasm for his new team. The only time Soto seemed happy this weekend was while he interacted with Judge, manager Aaron Boone and second baseman Jazz Chisholm during batting practice, he wrote. The scrutiny over Soto is sure to ratchet up with the slugger and the Mets in the middle of a slump. Soto had just one hit in four at-bats on Monday night in the Jason Kidd Jersey