New York Mets 'among 11 teams in for Yankees free agent Juan Soto... and his new deal could top $700MILLION'

Juan Soto is the most-wanted antheral successful shot aft the decision of the 2024 season, with up to a twelve teams funny successful snapping up the New York Yankees escaped agent.

It is not a substance of if, but however and erstwhile Soto cashes successful with 1 of the biggest contracts successful sports past arsenic respective Major League Baseball teams look to get his services.

The incumbent Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets are among 11 teams successful pursuit of the 26-year-old, per the New York Post. 

Although an nonstop fig cannot beryllium discussed for what his adjacent declaration volition beryllium worth, semipermanent stableness and marketplace worth volition acceptable the price. Expectations are that a woody could adjacent $700million. 

This besides whitethorn not beryllium a script similar Shohei Ohtani's monster woody with the Dodgers, of which 97 percent is deferred. This volition alternatively beryllium consecutive cash, possibly with immoderate added incentives.

Big-market teams that tin triumph present are apt to person a amended wrong way to landing Soto, similar the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, per The Post. 

Some casual teams that tin beryllium eliminated from the Soto sweepstakes are the Athletics, White Sox, and Rockies, who are arguably the league's three-worst teams and each person payrolls extracurricular MLB's apical 10. 

Not excessively galore others tin beryllium taken retired astatine this aboriginal age, with 2 'smaller-market' teams besides among the 11 non-Yankees teams attempting to motion the lefty hitter.

Soto gave a somber interview aft the Yankees' Game 5 nonaccomplishment to the Dodgers that clinched the title for Los Angeles.

'I'm truly blessed with the city, with the team, however these guys do, but astatine the extremity of the day, we volition see,' helium admitted. 'We're going to look astatine each situation, each connection that we get and marque a determination from there.

'I don't cognize what are the teams that privation to travel aft me, but definitely, I'll beryllium unfastened to perceive to each azygous team. I don't person immoderate doors closed oregon thing similar that. So, I'm going to beryllium disposable to each 30 teams.'

The outfielder did not accidental the Yankees had an vantage aft helium played for them successful 2024, but did accidental helium enjoyed his clip successful the Bronx. 

The Yankees not being capable to clasp Soto would beryllium rather the gut-punch for the franchise that exceedingly underwhelmed during the World Series.