The wooing of Juan Soto, easily the most coveted free agent on the market and one of the best ever to hit said market, is getting serious. You can make a case that the incumbent New York Yankees are the favorites to bring him back to the Bronx,

Steinbrenner previously called the Yankees’ 2024 payroll unsustainable, as they went above $300 million for the first time in franchise history. He reiterated that point on Wednesday, but noted that a lot of money has come off the pennant-winning team’s books thanks to a few in-house free agents.

Steinbrenner divulged what he knows and was willing to share during a scrum with reporters in Midtown: Steinbrenner, GM Brian Cashman, manager Aaron Boone, adviser Omar Minaya and team president Randy Levine visited Soto and agent Scott Boras on Monday.