Ex-Marlins President claims Yankees did right by not acquiring 4x All-Star for double team captain's salary - Source: Getty
Juan Soto will be staying in New York, however, not with the Yankees as the superstar slugger signed a record-breaking $765 million deal with the Mets on Monday.
Soto, who had a stellar 2024 season with the Yankees, hit free agency at the end of the season and was pursued by his former team with a reunion on the cards with Yankees captain Aaron Judge.
However, Steve Cohen's Mets broke the bank for the Dominican All-Star, surpassing Shohei Ohtani's $700 million deal with the Dodgers last season to set the record for largest contract in MLB history.
While the Yankees fans are seemingly heartbroken over Soto choosing their city rivals over them, former Marlins president David Samson opined that the Yankees didn't need to sign the coveted slugger by offering twice what they offered Judge in 2022.
