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There was never a dramatic Juan Soto moment. Just a lot of Bronx booing his every movement and announcement.

And you know what?

The Subway Series didn’t need him to — in Max Fried’s words — “feel like a playoff series.”

The games were theatrical and fun. Yankee Stadium was packed and passionate even beyond the derision directed at Soto. New York-New York was superb baseball theater.