Let the bidding warfare for Juan Soto begin.
Five teams person offers connected the array for the superstar outfielder, according to aggregate reports.
Those 5 teams are the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
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New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, #22, celebrates aft hitting a solo location tally successful the 3rd inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during crippled 2 of the 2024 World Series astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)
Those contracts were made precocious past week, according to the report. The adjacent measurement successful the process volition beryllium negotiations betwixt the teams and Soto’s agent, Scott Boras.
Soto, 26, is reportedly believed to beryllium seeking a 15-year declaration that is worthy much than Shohei Ohtani’s $700 cardinal deal. Ohtani’s woody is 10 years, and helium deferred the bulk of his contract, whereas Soto seemingly is not funny successful deferring money.
The four-time All Star is coming disconnected the champion play of his already singular career, batting .288 portion slugging a career-high 41 location runs, finishing 3rd successful AL MVP voting portion batting successful beforehand of the MVP successful Aaron Judge.
During the Yankees' tally to the World Series, Soto was adjacent better, hitting .327 portion having an connected basal percent of .469 portion hitting 4 location runs.
The Blue Jays tried to commercialized for Soto past offseason but could not get a woody done with the San Diego Padres. The Blue Jays besides tried to motion Ohtani but fell abbreviated successful their pursuit of adding a superstar.
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New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, #22, celebrates with outfielder Aaron Judge, #99, aft hitting a solo location tally successful the 3rd inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during crippled 2 of the 2024 World Series astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)
Some are questioning whether the Dodgers tin spend to motion Soto aft handing retired implicit $1 cardinal dollars of full wealth successful contracts past offseason, but with Ohtani deferring a batch of his contract, they person capable wealth to astatine slightest marque an offer.
The Red Sox met with Soto for 3 hours successful California successful their hopes of luring the five-time Silver Slugger distant from their bitter rival, according to MLB.com.
The Mets person the richest proprietor successful the athletics successful Steve Cohen and whitethorn request each penny they tin muster to steer Soto distant from the Bronx and implicit to Queens, wherever helium and prima shortstop Francisco Lindor would signifier a dynamic duo atop the lineup.
Soto met with the Yankees past Monday, erstwhile the squad sent proprietor Hal Steinbrenner, squad president Randy Levine, wide manager Brian Cashman, peculiar adjunct to the wide manager Omar Minaya and manager Aaron Boone to California, according to NJ.com.
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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, #17, embraces outfielder Juan Soto, #22, during subordinate introductions earlier crippled 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers successful the 2024 World Series astatine Dodger Stadium. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images)
Soto posted a video connected Instagram connected Tuesday with the caption "The announcement you’ve been waiting for (eyes emoji)," teasing fans astir his escaped agency, but alternatively announced a marque woody with Celsius.
"What, you were expecting a antithetic announcement?" Soto said with a grin astatine the extremity of the video.
Soto is expected to motion with a squad during MLB’s wintertime meetings, which instrumentality spot Dec. 9-12.
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