Just a week after reporting that the New York Yankees were facing a “rising threat” from their arch-rivals the Boston Red Sox in the hunt to sign generational free agent slugger Juan Soto, veteran New York Post baseball insider Jon Heyman reported on Monday that the Bombers remain very much in contention for the 26-year-old

The New York Yankees and New York Mets both want to sign outfielder Juan Soto. If neither lands him, both teams could focus on Anthony Santander as Plan B.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets are widely known as the top two teams in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, but a third team has emerged as the top bidder.

After joining the New York Yankees and becoming a vital role to their World Series appearance this year, Soto's future with the franchise remains in question.