Jon Heyman thinks the Yankees have a great shot to re-sign Soto.
On Wednesday, MLB insider Jon Heyman claims he feels better about the Yankees' chances to re-sign Soto than he has before. He added that Soto loved the Yankees' clubhouse and that the two sides recently had a good meeting.The consensus around baseball is that the Soto sweepstakes have come down to a battle between four teams. The Yankees are dueling with the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets and Boston Red Sox to land the 26-year-old slugger.
Soto is the biggest prize of the offseason. He is a four-time All-Star, and three-time All-MLB first-teamer, has won five consecutive Silver Slugger Awards, and helped the Washington Nationals with a World Series in 2019. After the San Diego Padres traded him to the Yankees before the 2024 season, Soto turned in a brilliant campaign. He hit .288 with an on-base percentage of .419 while slugging .569. His .989 OPS ranked third in baseball. He had 41 home runs, 109 RBIs and 129 walks against 119 strikeouts. He also set a career-high by posting 7.9 WAR.Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
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