Juan Soto unveils NYC-themed cleats in ‘tough’ Yankees home opener that ended with helmet spike

Juan Soto’s Yankee Stadium home debut had a little bit of everything — except offense.

The newest Yankees star was greeted loudly in right field by the sold out crowd in The Bronx and responded to the Bleacher Creatures’ roll call by turning to the right field stands, taking his cap off and bowing to the crowd.

“There’s a first time for everything,” Soto said after a 3-0 loss to Toronto. “I wanted to give them thanks first.”

He chatted with the fans throughout the game, used “Empire State of Mind” as one of his four walk-up songs and even donned custom-made New York City-themed cleats that included the Manhattan skyline and the subway stop for Yankee Stadium.

But the rest of the afternoon did not go as planned, as Soto went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts.

After the second whiff that ended the bottom of the eighth, a frustrated Soto slammed his helmet and tossed his bat in anger.