The New York Yankees do not want to lose Dominican slugger Juan Soto for the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) season because he is one of the main figures within the roster for his great offensive capacity and it is for this fact that the owner of the ‘Bronx Bombers’, Hal Steinbrenner, is focused on being able to meet with the free agent and his agent Scott Boras to try to convince him to continue in the organization.
The information was released by journalist Jon Heyman in a report detailing that he intends to travel to California in the coming days to begin these negotiations; This joins the initiative on the part of the Mets to also begin negotiations with Soto to be able to acquire his services and seek to put together a dangerous duo with Pete Alonso.
Both New York teams have expressed their deep desire to be able to count on the presence of Juan Soto as he is one of the greatest offensive leaders in the Major Leagues, although they will have to see which of the two presents the most interesting offer and if there will not be another organization that want to join the fight for the Quisqueyan.
According to information provided by SNY journalist Andy Martino to the Bombers “They loved having Soto this year, and they are obviously launching a massive effort to retain him”although his future is still not something that is assured despite Soto’s affection for the fans because he is also seeking to reach an agreement that ensures his career as a professional baseball player.
For his part, the President of Operations of the Washington Nationals, Mike Rizzo for ESPN, his team also wants to be able to present an offer for Soto and has even spoken with Boras to be able to affirm that they are in the orbit to fight for his signature.
Soto, 26 years old, has become a superstar in the Major Leagues for his power with the wood, this has allowed him to be one of the most sought-after players to have a super contract that covers about 12 years for an amount greater than $600 million dollars, being one of the most expensive in all of history along with the hiring of Shohei Ohtani last season.
Last season, the Dominican had an impressive batting average of .288 product of 166 hits, 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs, 109 runs batted in and 128 runs scoredwhich shows how effective it can be with any organization.
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