Mets outfielder Juan Soto made waves when he left the Yankees for their crosstown rival in Queens this offseason, but he still speaks fondly of his former teammates. In an appearance on NBC’s “TODAY” on Monday morning, Soto was asked about his time playing with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

TAMPA — Aaron Judge took the field for the first time Saturday and had a hard two-run single through the left side of the infield in his second at-bat. “I was glad to be back out there ...

But they have plenty of reason for optimism despite those absences, and the team has the potential to contend as long as Aaron Judge is healthy. Judge has not looked like himself this spring ...