Mets' Carlos Mendoza on Juan Soto addition, Pete Alonso returning

When the New York Mets pulled off the blockbuster signing of Juan Soto on a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract, they were immediately deemed the offseason winners across the league.

The All-Star outfielder was coming off a career year in his lone season with the New York Yankees, as he slashed .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI in 157 regular season games. With his Mets career underway this spring, which has already seen him go yard in his first spring training at-bat, manager Carlos Mendoza spoke more about Soto's addition to the ballclub.

The second-year skipper joined the latest episode of the Meet at the Apple podcast and was asked about his reaction to winning the Soto free agency sweepstakes.

"I remember being in Dallas because we were getting ready to start the Winter Meetings. It was a Sunday night and I get the text and I was in my room and I couldn't believe it...I didn't know what to do," Mendoza said. "The phone just started blowing, it came out right away and I started walking around the room and I was like 'alright we got action here'. So excited, obviously."