Cashman said he spoke Monday with Boras at the general managers meetings and revealed he had a conversation with Soto after the season, which ended with the Yankees losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has started talks with agent Scott Boras about keeping Juan Soto with New York, and they also discussed power-hitting first baseman Pete Alonso. Cashman said he spoke Monday with Boras at the general managers meetings and revealed he had a conversation with Soto after the season,

The second the final out of the 2024 World Series settled into Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith's glove, the race to sign New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto was on.Soto is entering free agency at the age of 26 with a resume to his name most players don't accumulate in a career.