The Juan Soto sweepstakes are heating up, as five teams have reportedly sent contract offers his way.
With MLB free agency underway, all eyes are on Juan Soto. After the 26-year old superstar outfielder put together a dominant campaign in 2024 with the New York Yankees, he’s expected to command a massive contract now that he has hit the open market. And from the sounds of it, the sweepstakes for Soto’s signature has been narrowed down to five teams.
A handful of teams held meetings with Soto and his camp as free agency started to gauge his market and see what he was looking for. From there, he narrowed down the list of teams interested in him, and there are now five teams with contract offers on the table. According to reports, those five teams are the Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays.
Per Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media, “The Juan Soto sweepstakes is down to five teams that have offers on the table to the Yankees’ free agent outfielder, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media on Monday. The Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers and Blue Jays presented contract offers to agent Scott Boras late last week, the source said. Numerous reports that first offers are coming this week are not true, the source added. The next step will be negotiations between the clubs and Boras.”
Juan Soto’s free agency beginning to heat up
New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after a strikeout against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning during game four of the 2024 MLB World Series at Yankee Stadium.