{"id":5727,"date":"2024-11-29T03:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T03:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5727"},"modified":"2024-11-29T03:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T03:38:32","slug":"jeff-passan-dispels-made-up-juan-soto-signing-chatter-on-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5727","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Passan Dispels ‘Made Up’ Juan Soto Signing Chatter on Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Passan was adamant: Soto has not agreed to a contract.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As December inches closer, MLB fans are waiting with bated breath to find out where superstar Juan Soto will play out his next contract. It’s expected to be massive,\u00a0possibly up to 15 years, and make him one of the highest-paid players in baseball.<\/p>\n

He deserves it, considering he’s one of the best in the league at getting on base and is just 26 years old. So far,\u00a0much has been reported about Soto\u00a0and the courting process teams have gone through. Credible reporters have\u00a0suggested a handful of teams have made initial offers.<\/p>\n

On Thanksgiving, some less credible and fringe social media users started whispering unfounded “reports” about Soto agreeing to a deal. ESPN insider Jeff Passan, known to be one of the most accurate and credible reporters in the business, was quick to shoot such “reporting” down, alluding to made-up reports:<\/p>\n

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