The New York Yankees and San Diego Padres begin a weekend series at Petco Park on Friday night.
The visit also will give Boras, baseball’s best-known agent, a chance to catch up in person with one of his clients who will be the biggest marquis free-agent next winter, Yankees right fielderthat he hopes to keep Soto in pinstripes for the rest of his career and he’s willing to have in-season talks with Boras, team and industry sources predict there’s no chance of a deal before the winter.
Boras has schooled Soto well. He wants a lot of suitors bidding because Soto will be looking for one of the biggest contracts in Major League history. NJ Advance Media is hearing Boras will demand at least $550 million. “We’re players at the end of the day, and we all know this is a business,” Padres third baseman Manny Machado said. “I’m rooting for to get as much as he can. We all want that as a player and we all know what type of player he is.
“It’s really cool city with a really cool fan base,” Soto said. “I had a great time in San Diego. Stuff happens. We didn’t have luck on our side. There are some games where there was nothing we could do, but it is what it is.” “He traded me to a great team and a great organization. So I was happy to the happy to be traded to an organization like the Yankees.”
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