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Evan & Tiki

Soto may not wear 22

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Hour 2: A CBA rule may stop Soto from wearing his number with the Mets

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0:00.0

Happy anniversary. Today is the 40th anniversary. So I don't remember it. I was only one, but it's the 40th anniversary of one of the most important trades in Mets history.

0:08.7

They got Gary Carter from the Montreal Expos 40 years ago today, and certainly turned out to be one of the final pieces of the 1986 World Championship New York Mets.

0:19.7

Now, quickly before you get back to your calls, obviously a lot of Yankee fans trying to figure out what to do next with Soto gone.

0:24.8

Speaking of WONSoto, I know I was in a rush to do it.

0:28.1

I know a lot of people listening are in a rush to do it.

0:29.9

We want to buy our Wonsoto jerseys or shirt G's, as he likes to get,

0:38.2

before a player does something for his theme, but he wanted to get a Soto jersey.

0:41.9

Now, to be clear, I'm not getting myself a Soto jersey.

0:44.5

I want to get one from my kids.

0:45.7

Yes.

0:46.1

Especially my oldest who has learned that Yankee fans are really obnoxious

0:49.1

and thinks that this is a good troll to wear a Soto jersey to school.

0:53.2

And I think we all agree it is.

0:55.7

So good job, Jep.

0:58.0

Apparently, MLB has a little known rule in the CBA that requires a player to let the league know prior to July 31st that they're going to change their number.

1:10.2

And since Juan Soto is going to a new team, and that number is occupied, because that's

1:15.4

the key.

1:15.7

If the number wasn't occupied, it wouldn't be a thing.

1:17.6

Like if the Yankees signed Christian Walker, no one's wearing 53, no big deal.

1:23.2

He's 53.

1:24.2

We call it a day.

1:25.8

Now, because 22 is worn by Brett Beatty,

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