{"id":7996,"date":"2024-12-06T02:18:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7996"},"modified":"2024-12-06T02:18:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:18:58","slug":"breaking-insider-reveals-yankees-wont-get-chance-to-match-offer-to-juan-soto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7996","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Insider Reveals Yankees Won\u2019t Get Chance to Match Offer to Juan Soto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2178447452-e1733446445252.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Yankees won&#8217;t get final offer for Juan Soto.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\">New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t be given the chance to match the offer to Juan Soto.<\/p>\n<p>Soto is the top free agent available and a recent report indicated that the Yankees will be given a chance to match the final offer. However, MLB insider Jon Heyman took to X to clarify that isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust to clear up something. The Yankees have NOT been told they will be given a last chance to match any high offer,\u201d Heyman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/1864804411018469598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the Yankees not being able to match the final offer as Heyman reports, the team will have to send its best offer when the rest of the teams interested in Soto do. The other four teams in the running for the superstar outfielder are the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\">Boston Red So<\/a>x.<\/p>\n<p>Soto\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/juan-soto-665742?stats=career-p-hitting-mlb&amp;year=2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">hit .288 with 41 home runs and 109 RBIs<\/a> with the Yankees in 2024. In the playoffs, he hit .327 with 4 home runs and 9 RBIs.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Thought They\u2019d Get Final Offer<\/h2>\n<p>New York had hoped they would get the final offer for Soto.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/juan-soto-prediction-at-least-600m\/\">have made it clear they want to retain<\/a>\u00a0Soto. MLB insider Mark Feinsand wrote in his MLB.com article that the Yankees were hoping they\u2019d get the final offer for the star outfielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill he be \u201cThe Man\u201d with the Mets? That\u2019s Francisco Lindor\u2019s team. Maybe he would be the man in Boston,\u201d Feinsand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/debating-juan-soto-free-agency-rumored-favorites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cI think the Yankees believe they will have a final crack to match or beat whatever the best offer they have is, so why throw out your final number now? Soto and [agent] Scott Boras aren\u2019t signing without taking that final deal back to the Yankees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s unlikely the Yankees will get a chance to match, Feinsand isn\u2019t ruling out Soto re-signing with New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t count the Yankees out of this race until I see Soto put on another jersey at a press conference next week in Dallas,\u201d Feinsand added.<\/p>\n<p>Soto is a four-time All-Star.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Owner Hopes Soto Re-Signs<\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees are focused on re-signing Soto.<\/p>\n<p>Soto was a key member of the Yankees roster and owner Hal Steinbrenner says the team wants the star outfielder back. Steinbrenner also said the meeting with Soto went well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur fans really enjoyed having him in New York,\u201d Steinbrenner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/42508209\/yankees-wait-juan-soto-decision-good-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely a significant part of why we got to the World Series. I\u2019ve got ears. I know what\u2019s expected of me. So, look, it\u2019s been a priority. We wouldn\u2019t have gone out to the West Coast if it wasn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the interest, Steinbrenner says he isn\u2019t sure what the Yankees chances are in re-signing Soto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo idea,\u201d Steinbrenner said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be in the mix. I\u2019ll leave it at that\u2026 I could say that about a couple of other owners too. Or corporations, for that matter, that represent the ownership group. So, I mean, of course, it\u2019s a concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Steinbrenner says, there are other owners who are ready to spend money in their chase for Soto. The star outfielder is expected to make a decision in the next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yankees won&#8217;t get final offer for Juan Soto. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0won\u2019t be given the chance to match the offer to Juan Soto. 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