Juan Soto 'is signing with New York Mets in $700m deal', says ex-MLB player

Juan Soto has decided to motion for the New York Mets connected a $700million deal, according to erstwhile MLB subordinate Carlos Baerga.

Baerga made the assertion connected Tuesday nighttime connected societal media, saying: 'Well my people, these messages are coming directly. I deliberation Juan Soto volition motion with the NY Mets and it is astir 700 million, my people.'

Baerga shared his update alongside a study that Mets halfway fielder Jose Siri said helium would springiness up his No 22 jersey for Soto if helium joined the team. 

There has been nary authoritative confirmation from Soto oregon the Mets, who are successful the moving alongside aggregate different organizations specified arsenic the Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, arsenic good arsenic Toronto Blue Jays.

Baerga utilized to play for the Mets and since retiring successful 2005 has worked arsenic an expert connected Spanish shot sum for ESPN.

Soto is simply a escaped cause aft spending past twelvemonth with the New York Yankees, with the squad losing the World Series to the Dodgers.

Partnering Aaron Judge in an explosive Yankees lineup, the 26-year-old was hugely fashionable astatine Yankee Stadium - a estimation helium would instantly trash with a determination from the Bronx to Queens. 

The left-hander deed 41 location runs successful the regular play for the Yankees who, if Baerga is correct, indispensable present crook their absorption connected rebuilding their roster for 2025.

One subordinate they could spell for is simply a erstwhile Met. First baseman Pete Alonso is besides successful escaped bureau aft his Citi Field declaration ran retired and the Yankees request a replacement for Anthony Rizzo.

But marque nary mistake, Soto joining the crosstown rivals successful New York would beryllium a immense stroke for Yankees manager Aaron Boone. 

The Mets overcame a brutal commencement past play - successful aboriginal June, they had the third-worst grounds successful MLB - to scope the NLCS wherever they were beaten by the Dodgers successful six.

Should Carlos Mendoza onshore the biggest prize of escaped agency, it would beryllium immense statement. 

Soto toyed with his fans earlier connected Tuesday by sharing a vide connected Instagram captioned: 'The announcement you person been waiting for.'

But it was really Soto announcing a woody to beforehand a drink. Yankees fans looking for anticipation that Baerga is wrong, however, volition find it successful the comments conception of Soto's latest post.

Soto liked a remark connected the station that said: 'Juan - you're stressing maine out! New York wants you here #Yankeesforlife #pinstripepride'.

Johnny Damon, a 2009 World Series victor with the Yankees, commented 3 eyes-wide-open emojis connected the station which besides got a similar from Soto.