Here’s why Juan Soto likes Aaron Judge better than Francisco Lindor

The bond between Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor isn't great. It's not like the one between Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, when the Dominican wore the Yankees' colors.

But why?

According to Mike Francesa, there's a big reason why the Mets' new outfielder got along better with Judge than with Lindor.

The reason is that Judge reportedly made Soto feel good upon his arrival in the Bronx. The star wouldn't have received the same treatment from Lindor at the Mets.

Mike Francesa claims Soto liked Judge more than Lindor because he didn't “welcome him to the team” as well as saying Nimmo and Lindor had a rift in their relationship due to their political views pic.twitter.com/GxUdlx5IKI

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Judge treated Soto right, even letting him play right field for the entire 2024 season. The club captain went to play center… and partially as a DH.

In fact, in 2025, Soto said he missed playing with Judge. No less!

It's worth pointing out that Soto changed his phone number when he became a free agent and didn't inform Judge. But that says more about Soto than it does about #99 of the Bombardiers.

By the way, we know that Lindor is also having trouble with Jeff McNeil. And now Francesa says there were also conflicts with Brandon Nimmo, who went to Texas.

It's about the two men's political views that this would have come to a head.

Clearly, something funny is going on between Francisco Lindor and his teammates. At what point should the club consider trading him rather than naming him franchise captain?

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