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Juan Soto: Formally declines qualifying offer
Juan Soto declined the Yankees' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.It was a formality that Soto would decline it, of course, but by extending it the Yankees will now net a draft pick in the event they are unable to re-sign the superstar. Soto has already had free-agent meetings with the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees and Mets and will meet with the Dodgers on Tuesday.
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Juan Soto: Receives qualifying offer
Juan Soto received a qualifying offer from the Yankees on Monday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.Soto is expected to decline the offer in what is simply a procedural move for the Yankees, who would receive draft compensation should the 26-year-old superstar sign with another team in free agency. Soto is the biggest name headed to the open market, and he's coming off his first season with the Yankees with a slash line of .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs and 109 RBI across 713 plate appearances during the regular season.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Sitting for regular-season finale
Juan Soto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Pirates, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.The New York Yankees will start Jasson Dominguez, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo in the outfield for Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Soto will end his first season with the Yankees having slashed .288/.419/.569 with a career-best 41 home runs and 109 RBI over 713 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Clubs 41st homer
Juan Soto went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's 9-7 loss to the Orioles.The 25-year-old slugger took Zach Eflin deep for a two-run shot in the fifth inning, but the New York Yankees were already in an 8-1 hole at that point. Soto's 41 homers on the season continues to add to his career-best total, and he sits just two RBI short of tying the career-high 110 he racked up in 2019 with the Nationals.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Returns to lineup
Juan Soto (knee) will start in right field and bat second Saturday against the Athletics.Soto injured his knee during Thursday's contest and was scratched from Friday's lineup due to lingering soreness, though he was able to enter as a pinch hitter and log an RBI double. He'll now return to the starting nine Saturday to face JP Sears.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Scratched from lineup
Juan Soto (knee) was removed from Friday's lineup against Oakland, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.Soto suffered a knee injury in Thursday's game against Seattle after crashing into the wall in the seventh inning. X-rays came back negative, and he was poised to return to the lineup Friday, but he's been removed due to soreness and swelling in the affected knee. Aaron Judge will shift to right field with Soto out, and Trent Grisham will enter the lineup to start in center.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: In Friday's lineup
Juan Soto (knee) will start in right field and bat second Friday against the Athletics.X-rays on Soto's left knee came back negative after he crashed into the outfield wall during Thursday's contest, and he appears to be feeling well enough to return to the field for Friday's series opener. Since the start of September, the 25-year-old is slashing .241/.405/.448 with three homers and seven RBI across 74 plate appearances, and he'll have a favorable matchup Friday against right-hander J.T. Ginn, who owns a 4.94 ERA on the season.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Suffers knee injury
Juan Soto will undergo X-rays on his left knee after crashing into the wall in the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Mariners, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.Soto made a sliding catch in foul territory and landed hard into the wall. He remained in the game, and the imaging is considered precautionary. However, Soto added after the contest that his availability for Friday's matchup with the Athletics is in question, depending on his level of soreness.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Swipes sixth bag in win
Juan Soto went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Mariners.Soto walked and stole second in the opening frame but was left stranded as the New York Yankees' offense failed to get much of anything going throughout the contest. He then added his 30th double of the campaign in his second trip to the plate and went on to reach three times in the contest. Soto has hit safely in each of his last three games, while the stolen base was his first since July 10 against Tampa Bay. He's batting .255 (14-for-55) in September with three homers, seven RBI, 11 runs and 14 walks.
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Yankees' Juan Soto: Reaches 40 homers
Juan Soto went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, two walks and three runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.Soto's home run in the fourth was the 200th of his career, and the 25-year-old now has his first 40-homer season and a home run in every single MLB ballpark. Soto hasn't been hitting the ball all that well lately but has still managed to reach base 12 times over his last eight games despite a .214 average in that span. For the year, he's slashing .287/.417/.576 with 103 RBI, 120 runs, five steals and a 121:110 BB:K in 671 plate appearances.