MLB rumors: Major Juan Soto suitor ‘gung-ho’ about going after big time free agent
One of Juan Soto’s potential suitors hope to outbid the other teams to land his services in free agency.
After winning the 2024 World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers plan to meet with Juan Soto on Tuesday, joining the many teams, including the 2024 ALCS champions New York Yankees, battling it out to land his services in free agency. Besides the Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and the Toronto Blue Jays have pitched or will pitch a new contract to the most coveted player in free agency. Moreover, Soto was willing to listen to teams who could give him the right deal, though the Yankees remain confident they can retain him because of how last season went, despite the World Series loss.
“[Hal] Steinbrenner and his baseball people are…’gung ho’ about Soto, their top winter priority,” per the report from Jon Heyman for the New York Post. Soto had “hit 41 home runs, posted a .989 OPS and helped them into their first World Series since 15 years with his heroic home run at Cleveland.”
The report continued, “And the Yankees, as MLB’s perennial revenue leader, certainly have a chance. They also can make an appealing case, even beyond what Soto experienced.”
