The Dominican star of the New York Yankees, Juan Soto, was in the last year of his guaranteed contract with the New Yorkers. and he really demonstrated throughout the season in the Major Leagues that he is a determining figure in any aspect of the game, so his arrival in free agency could be quite disputed by several of the Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. .
This was undoubtedly the Dominican’s best offensive season with the American organization, leaving an impressive average of .419 during the regular season resulting from 166 hits, 41 home runs, 109 runs batted in and 128 runs scored; while during the postseason he hit .469 with four home runs, 16 hits, nine RBIs and 12 runs scored to be a leader within the club.
Now at 26 years old, the slugger who won the affection of the fans is ready to begin his path in free agency in the Major Leagues and is emerging as one of the most outstanding in recent years despite having lost the World Series. against the Los Angeles Dodgers this Wednesday in game five of the final.
“It is not known. At the end of the day we will see where we are. It’s a difficult game, it will be the last. I’m happy with what we accomplished as a team and we wanted to be one of the last teams standing, but we’ll see where we are (in free agency).”Soto expressed during an interview offered for SNY before the Yankees’ defeat when referring to free agency.
It is important to detail that despite how happy Soto feels playing for the Yankees, both he and his agent Scott Boras detailed that they are going to “analyze every situation and offer” they receive from the 30 MLB teams due to that his contract could amount to up to $600 million dollars according to various American baseball specialists; Despite this, said amount of money will only depend on the teams that really want to take over their services.
“I don’t have any closed doors. I will be available for all 30 teams. All teams have the same opportunity when I become a free agent. “I will not say that any team has an advantage,” Soto added in his statements.
I want winning teams
Soto assured that he wants to stay on a big team for the next few years of his career and that is why it is quite difficult for him to leave the Yankees; He maintained that the organization was quite special to him and he would love to continue within its ranks.
“Leaving a winning team is always difficult. This team was really special, it has been a marvel for me. I have been very happy. Whether I’m here or not, I’ll be happy for the teammates I met. “This is a really special group,” he highlighted.
“They just wished me the best of luck and made sure I did what was best for me and my family. These guys were special and I am very happy to play with them,” Soto concluded.
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