And, of course, a lot of times the Yankees didn’t pass the eye test when in the field. It will be a long time before they live down the fifth inning of World Series Game 5 last October when the Dodgers wrapped up their title after falling behind 5-0 and then being gift-wrapped a bunch of a lifelines.

Soto didn’t hear the restless crowd, he told The Post. He was focused on the Mets, on his at-bats, on the “couple rockets right in front of people” that turned into outs. Any frustration Soto — in the first season of a 15-year deal — has over his .221 average gets balanced by knowledge that struggles are just “part of the game.”