Clubhouse maneuvering: Soto's locker changes sides
When the Mets’ clubhouse door swung open Thursday morning, there were some noticeable changes.
Juan Soto, whose locker had been adjacent to the entrance door, with Francisco Lindor on the other side, was moved all the way to opposite end of the room, into the locker previously occupied by his good friend, Starling Marte (now with the Royals).
Marcus Semien -- Lindor’s new double-play partner -- now resides in Soto’s old locker and third baseman Bo Bichette is his neighbor. So the Mets now have their infield core together, at least, and Soto is in a different clubhouse zip code than Lindor.
New closer Devin Williams occupies Edwin Diaz’s former spot in relievers row. David Peterson has taken over Brandon Nimmo’s locker and Luis Torrens had moved into Pete Alonso’s vacant spot, alongside Francisco Alvarez, who is now in Jeff McNeil’s old locker.
Opening Day starter Freddy Peralta, the club’s new ace, now resides in Frankie Montas’ former locker, next to Sean Manaea.
David Lennon is an award-winning columnist, a voter for baseball's Hall of Fame and has covered six no-hitters, including two perfect games.
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