"You don't want to be Aaron Judge's partner?" - Yankees diehard fan Nick Turturro takes it personal after Juan Soto signs with Mets for $765,000,000

Juan Soto spurned the New York Yankees, signing with crosstown rival New York Mets for fewer years but a higher salary. The player's deal is the biggest in sports history, and it ends a dramatic battle between both New York teams.

It also broke Nick Turturro's heart. The actor best known for his work on Blue Bloods and NYPD Blue was crushed after the slugger left his team and went across the street.

Turturro couldn't believe Soto didn't want to remain with the Yankees and play with Aaron Judge:

"Hey, Juan Soto. I got two words for you: f**k you! That's right, f**k you and the horse you rode in on and the cavalry behind you. That's right, motherf****r, I'm taking it personal. We gave you our love, we gave you our f*****g heart and soul."

Turturro was stunned and upset that the slugger chose the Mets of all teams, even saying he could've gone to the Los Angeles Dodgers:

"You want to go to Broadway? You don't want to be Judge's guy, you don't want to be Aaron Judge's teammate?"

He finished by imploring the Yankees to sign Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Alex Bregman, and others. He also flung the bat he was holding into the wall, so it doesn't appear that this was staged anger. Turturro seemed genuinely upset.

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New York Yankees last-ditch effort falls short for Juan Soto

The New York Yankees didn't go down without a fight. Juan Soto may now be a New York Mets star for the next 15 years, but the Yankees did everything in their power to sign him back.

They reportedly offered more years and slightly less money to Soto, who signed for 15 years and $765 million. The Yankees, per Jon Heyman, offered 16 years and $760 million despite arguably needing that money for other things in free agency.

This is similar to what happened last offseason with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Yankees offered a slightly different deal than the Dodgers. They signed him for 12 years and $325 million, but the Yankees offered 10 years and $300 million for a higher AAV. They were spurned. Soto and Scott Boras opted for more money and not more years, even though the Yankees deal would've signed Soto through age 42.