• Slugger admired would-be home run against Red Sox
• Soto also failed to get out of box quickly against Yankees

New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza says he will talk to Juan Soto about hustling out of the batter’s box after the slugger watched his would-be home run bounce off the Green Monster for a single on Monday night against the Boston Red Sox.

Leading off the sixth inning on a chilly night at Fenway Park with a 15 mph wind blowing in from left field, Soto hit a 102 mph line drive to left and stood watching as it sailed toward the Green Monster. The ball hit about two-thirds of the way up the 37ft wall, and Soto was only able to manage a single.