Juan Soto won a Silver Slugger Award and was selected as a First Team All-MLB outfielder in his lone season with New York Yankees 2024. Suffice it to say, he performed like the star he is in both the regular season and the playoffs.

As a 26-year-old with an elite track record, he naturally attracts a lot of interest in free agency. Soto has in the last few hours, talked to the Boston Red Sox in a meeting described as productive by sources covering the team.

“Soto was said to be impressed by the Red Sox’s presentation, which included a video that chronicled the franchise’s history of star players from the Dominican Republic, Soto’s native country. The Red Sox laid out their plans for the future, highlighting the crop of soon-to-be top prospects while giving a detailed overview of ownership and Fenway Sports Group. Sean McAdam of Mass Live wrote.

The Red Sox want to lure Soto away from the Yankees

The Red Sox remain the underdogs in the race for Soto, as the Yankees and New York Mets are considered the favorites, while the Toronto Blue Jays are also in the mix.

The Red Sox have struggled as a team in recent years, but have a strong farm system, money to spend and a solid core of young players in place to land a star in free agency or via trade. In other words, Soto would be the perfect addition for them given where they are as a franchise.

If Soto has similar offers on the table, the most likely scenario is that he and his camp choose the Yankees. But interested teams are serious in their progress and are doing everything they can to lure the superstar.