New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has revealed what highly-prized free agent slugger Juan Soto asked the team’s top brass in a “very honest” meeting on Monday. But Steinbrenner in a 14-minute meeting with reporters repeatedly said that he has “no idea” whether Soto is leaning toward rejoining the Yankees, according to a New York Post report.
Soto, who is 26 years old and will be entering his eighth Major League season in 2025, played for the Yankees in 2024 on a one-year, $31 million contract. But Steinbrenner again said he does not know if that one season gives the Yankees a leg up in the race to sign Soto.
“All I know is he’s earned this,” Steinbrenner said. “And he’s going to go through the process.”
