{"id":15229,"date":"2024-12-05T00:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15229"},"modified":"2024-12-05T00:24:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T00:24:15","slug":"red-sox-rumors-pivotal-update-as-juan-soto-eliminates-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15229","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox Rumors: Pivotal Update As Juan Soto Eliminates Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Boston remains in the mix<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleHeaderDetails\">\n<p>Sean T. McGuire 3 Hours Ago1 Min Read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<div><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1975029\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The dream is still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Soto started to eliminate teams from contention, as revealed by agent Scott Boras, but the Boston Red Sox reportedly are not one of those teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to major league sources, the Sox are not among the teams who have been eliminated,\u201d The Boston Globe\u2019s Alex Speier wrote Wednesday afternoon. \u201cInstead, they remain in the hunt for the 26-year-old\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It likely means the Red Sox offered Soto more than $600 million given that\u2019s the offer \u201call remaining contenders have made,\u201d per The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Soto also garnered interest from the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. While some poured cold water on the Bronx Bombers, MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand believes the New York ballclubs still remain the front-runners for Soto.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rumors have swirled that Soto will make his decision before or during the MLB Winter Meetings next week, but Boras said he didn\u2019t believe anything was imminent.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/07\/cropped-Sean-McGuire-96x96.jpg\" alt=\"Red Sox Rumors: Pivotal Update As Juan Soto Eliminates Options\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>Sean T. McGuire @BySeanMcGuire<\/h3>\n<p>Digital Content Producer for NESN.com<\/p>\n<p>I write about the Patriots and other sports. Bill Belichick once told me I asked a &#8220;Good question,&#8221; and I think he meant it. 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