Brett Baty, the 12th overall pick by the Mets in the 2019 draft, had still been driving the same 2016 Toyota 4Runner he did in high school.

Juan Soto used a small slice of his $765 million contract to surprise New York Mets teammate Brett Baty with a new SUV on Thursday as a reward for giving up his No. 22 jersey number.

Brett Baty, a 25-year-old third baseman who has played parts of three seasons with the Mets, has worn No. 22 since he was called up in 2022. After a January conversation with Soto, the team's 2019 first-round pick decided to give up his number, but it's not that he won't get something in return.