Shock favorite emerges in race to sign Juan Soto with MLB star in free agency after a year with the Yankees

Juan Soto could beryllium staying successful New York, but not with the Yankees, arsenic the Mets person emerged arsenic the daze favourite to motion Juan Soto this offseason. 

An inter-borough determination could beryllium successful the works arsenic the Mets person been mentioned earlier arsenic joining the contention to motion Soto, but not from the rod position. 

Previous content into the concern painted the Yankees retaining Soto arsenic the astir apt scenario. Soto changing teams but not lodging present appears much likely. 

The Mets moving up connected Soto's list, which was reported by shot insider Jon Heyman, did not see the Yankees close behind. 

Heyman placed the Blue Jays successful betwixt the 2 Empire State teams successful the pursuit for Soto. 

The 26-year-old is looking to currency successful connected his aboriginal this offseason, with a semipermanent declaration that could rival Shohei Ohtani's $700million woody with the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

The Dodgers, Phillies, and Red Sox were listed arsenic the adjacent plausible suitors for Soto.  

Soto has kept his cards adjacent to his thorax since the Yankees' Game 5 nonaccomplishment successful the World Series to the Dodgers, handing Los Angeles a championship. 

His past comments connected the concern were astir enjoying his clip with the Yankees and needing clip to marque his decision. 

Although determination is nary timetable for Soto to marque his decision, a caller declaration for 1 of baseball's champion is expected to beryllium successful spot by the extremity of the year. 

It would beryllium a monolithic stroke for the Yankees, who are hoping to support their halfway unneurotic for different tally astatine the World Series.