Juan Soto has met with at least one of the Yankees' AL East rivals. Here's how it went.
While the Toronto Blue Jays were said to have scheduled the first meeting with the star outfielder and his agent Scott Boras for this week, the first details to emerge come from a Thursday night meeting with the Boston Red Sox and their top brass., the three-hour gathering was “productive,” per a source with knowledge, and Soto came away with a positive view on the organization.
Soto was said to be impressed by the Red Sox’ presentation, which included a video taking note of the franchise’s history of star players from the Dominican Republic, Soto’s native country. The Red Sox laid out their plans for the future and highlighted the crop ofRed Sox president Sam Kennedy, chairman Tom Warner, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and manager Alex Cora were in attendance, McAdam reported.
, and clearly the Red Sox are serious, too. According to reports, the Mets and owner Steve Cohen — it’s unclear if anyone else is joining him — are talking with Soto this week, too. TheSoto hit a career-high 41 home runs last year, while posting a .288/.419/.569 slash line with 109 RBIs.
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