With Juan Soto on virtually every team’s wish list this free agency, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner understands the pressure on him to keep the slugger in the Bronx.
The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the latest free agency battle the New York Yankees are trying to win, and owner Hal Steinbrenner discussed how his meeting with the left-handed slugger and his super agent, Scott Boras, went.
Or at least what he was allowed to say about the meeting.
“A very honest, back-and-forth dialogue” took place, lasting a “couple hours”, according to the New York Post.
It’s not that Soto truly needs to be sold on playing for the Yankees. He spent the entire 2024 season with them and ended up in the World Series, in large part due to his success in the Bronx.
But Steinbrenner did ask, without divulging details, what the Yankees’ player development system looks like as it plays a large role in how teams perform now and into the future.
