Dwight Gooden has interesting take on Juan Soto’s free agency
Doc Gooden won World Series titles with both the Mets and Yankees, 10 years apart. And the former Cy Young Award winner thinks it will be “interesting” to see if his hometown team mounts a tough battle this winter to acquire top free agent, Juan Soto. “For me personally, [happening]”This is just my opinion, but […]
Handicapping the Juan Soto sweepstakes: Where Yankees, Mets stand
Everything is going well for the Bronx’s Juan Soto, who is having another MVP-caliber season in front of rabid fans and sold-out crowds. But the question remains: Can he be a one-year player for the Yankees? Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner has made clear his interest in keeping Soto long-term. Juan Soto is going to be […]
Experts predict potential historic Juan Soto contract
The average of 13 experts surveyed by The Washington Post projects Yankees slugging superstar Juan Soto will sign a record-breaking contract worth $520.09 million. Expert projections (from agents not affiliated with Boras Corp., Soto’s agent) range from $426.5 million for the “(Mike) Trout contract” to $600 million. Juan Soto is set to make big money […]
Juan Soto puts on epic three-homer show for Yankees
CHICAGO — Juan Soto’s long list of milestones added to itself Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Yankees star hit three home runs in one game for the first time in his career, leading his team to a 4-0 lead in the seventh inning against the White Sox. Soto hit his first two home […]
Juan Soto deal could complicate Yankees’ ability to retain Clay Holmes
In an ideal world, Clay Holmes would return to a Yankees team that just won a championship. “We won the World Series and we’re going to do it again next year with the same team,” Holmes said recently. “As players, that’s what we’re focused on.” Holmes tries not to focus on her long-term future and […]
Juan ‘Chi Chi’ Rodriguez, popular Hall of Fame golfer, dead at 88
Juan “Chichi” Rodriguez, the Hall of Fame golfer whose eccentric antics on the green and inspiring life story made him one of the game’s most popular players throughout his long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88 years old. Rodriguez’s death was announced by Senator Carmelo Javier Rios of Rodriguez’s native Puerto Rico. He did […]
Yankees’ Aaron Boone has mulled Juan Soto-Aaron Judge lineup change
Aaron Boone just isn’t ready to do that right now. But the Yankees manager said Wednesday that he has at least considered swapping Aaron Judge and Juan Soto in the batting order “over the last couple weeks.” Boone said he was hesitant to part with either Judge or Soto, who had the top two OPS […]
Juan Soto laments Yankees opponents walking Aaron Judge
Juan Soto isn’t buying into what Aaron Boone is now calling “the Aaron Judge treatment.” After Judge was intentionally walked three more times in Sunday’s 4-3, 10-inning win over Toronto, Soto said he didn’t like that strategy. “It’s unfortunate because I want him to get up to bat,” Soto said. “I’m doing my best. [get] […]
Juan Soto’s ex-hitting coach believes Yankees are ‘good fit’
Kevin Long held the same position with the Nationals for four years, interspersed with stints as hitting coach with the Yankees and Philadelphia. The 2018-2021 seasons were the first four seasons of Juan Soto’s major league career. Few know Soto’s approach and personality at the plate better than Long, who is in his third season […]
Yankees offense needs to be more than Aaron Judge, Juan Soto
Luis Severino is currently the Mets’ best starting pitcher and starting scout. When a former Yankees teammate recently teased him in a group chat about not starting in the Subway Series, he fired back with a body blow that he made public last week: “I’m not scared. Right now, there are only two good hitters, […]