Aaron Judge talks Juan Soto's Yankees free agency decision ahead of World Series

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New York Yankees skipper Aaron Judge has kept adjacent tabs connected teammate Juan Soto during their first play together. 

As nan 2 stars hole to play successful nan World Series against nan Los Angeles Dodgers, Judge knows this could beryllium nan past bid he plays alongside nan young phenom. Soto will deed free agency this wintertime and could bid nan largest statement successful MLB history, extracurricular of Shohei Ohtani's $700 cardinal deal. 

The Yankees won't beryllium nan only bidder astatine nan array for Soto, who is judge to person plentifulness of options from different teams. 

But Judge believes Soto will make "the correct decision," immoderate that intends to them. 

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Juan Soto celebrating ALCS

Juan Soto of nan New York Yankees celebrates aft beating nan Cleveland Guardians, 5-2, successful 10 innings to triumph Game 5 of nan American League Championship Series astatine Progressive Field Oct. 19, 2024, successful Cleveland. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

"When nan clip comes, erstwhile this is each over, he'll make nan correct decision," Judge told reporters Thursday. 

Judge was successful a akin position pinch nan Yankees conscionable 2 years ago. After clubbing an American League grounds 62 location runs and winning his first MVP award, Judge entered free agency for nan first clip successful his career. 

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Judge's speech pinch nan Yankees successful December 2022 was a clip of disorder and worry for Yankees fans because his determination was shrouded successful mystery. It culminated successful an infamous mendacious study from New York Post MLB insider Joel Sherman that Judge "appeared headed" to nan San Francisco Giants. 

Judge reportedly received a 10-year, $400 cardinal connection from nan Padres that wintertime but gave nan Yankees a chance to bolster their offer. In a last-minute telephone telephone pinch proprietor Hal Steinbrenner, Judge negotiated a nine-year, $360 cardinal woody pinch nan Yankees, taking 1 twelvemonth and $40 cardinal little to enactment successful pinstripes. 

Juan Soto hits ball

New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto hits a solo location tally during nan 3rd inning against nan Cleveland Guardians successful Game 1 of nan 2024 ALCS astatine Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

Soto group profession highs this twelvemonth pinch 41 location runs and 128 runs scored and produced his signature Yankee infinitesimal pinch a game-winning three-run homer successful nan 10th inning of Game 5 of nan ALCS against nan Cleveland Guardians Saturday. 

Afterward, aggregate teammates pleaded publically pinch Soto to enactment pinch nan Yankees. 

"We request him to stay. He's going to stay. We request to bring it home, past we'll bring him location also," ALCS MVP Giancarlo Stanton said aft nan game.

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"Pay my guy! Pay Juan Soto! $700 million!" said infielder Jazz Chisholm, who joined nan squad astatine nan waste and acquisition deadline aft competing against Soto successful nan National League. 

Yankees fans who stuck astir successful Cleveland aft nan crippled moreover chanted "Re-sign Soto!"

Soto is represented by MLB ace supplier Scott Boras, who has a notorious history of squeezing teams for each penny successful negotiations. 

But Steinbrenner mightiness not spell for a $700 cardinal demand, moreover if Chisholm thinks it's worthy it. 

Hal Steinbrenner speaks to nan media

Yankees main proprietor Hal Steinbrenner speaks during a property convention astatine Yankee Stadium Dec. 21, 2022, successful nan Bronx, N.Y.  (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

"I’m gonna beryllium honest. Payrolls astatine nan levels we’re astatine correct now are simply not sustainable for america financially,’’ Steinbrenner told nan New York Post successful May. "It wouldn’t beryllium sustainable for nan immense mostly of ownership [groups], fixed nan luxury taxation we person to pay.

"I don’t judge I should person a $300 cardinal payroll to triumph a championship."

With different able bidders retired location gunning for Soto this wintertime and a Yankees proprietor reluctant to summation his payroll, nan prima slugger whitethorn person to determine connected taking little money to enactment pinch nan Yankees arsenic Judge did. 

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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He antecedently worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered nan Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

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