{"id":19018,"date":"2024-12-18T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T13:52:20","slug":"david-ortiz-responds-to-juan-soto-choosing-mets-over-red-sox-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018","title":{"rendered":"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans were confident about the team&#8217;s chances to land Juan Soto, one of the newest Mets, in free agency.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Their conviction was bolstered by Red Sox legend David Ortiz. The three-time World Series champion assisted in Boston&#8217;s pursuit of Soto. He hyped up the city, the Red Sox organization and its history of stars from the Dominican Republic to Soto. His recruiting efforts fell short of Steve Cohen&#8217;s bottomless pockets in the end.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">\u201cWe wanted him in Boston,\u201d Ortiz said, per the New York Post. \u201cUnfortunately, it didn\u2019t work out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Soto signed the richest contract in sports history \u2014 a 15-year, $756 million pact with extras and incentives that could bring the deal to over $800 million \u2014 with Cohen&#8217;s Mets and the Red Sox didn&#8217;t compare financially. Boston&#8217;s highest offer peaked at $700 million, a factor in which Ortiz had no say. It was long speculated that Soto would sign wherever he could get the highest check, and one of the New York teams delivered.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\">Not even David Ortiz&#8217;s sales pitch could convince Juan Soto to sign with the Red Sox<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Despite Soto&#8217;s deal with New York, Ortiz will continue to support the young Dominican native, as he does with plenty of other countrymen in the league. Ortiz and Soto&#8217;s family are also personal friends and neighbors, so their relationship may be a bit more personal than some of the others.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">\u201cIt\u2019s well deserved, what he got, and we\u2019re gonna continue cheering for him. He\u2019s a great kid. You guys are gonna enjoy Soto for a while here,&#8221; Ortiz said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Ortiz emphasized that Soto could&#8217;ve been another Big Papi-like character in the Red Sox clubhouse. Soto gets on base at an astronomical clip, mashed a career-high 41 homers at hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium, and could&#8217;ve been the leader of this Red Sox team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">But, even with Ortiz&#8217;s help in Boston, the Sox couldn&#8217;t get the job done. Cohen made Soto an offer he couldn&#8217;t refuse.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-9\">More Red Sox reads:<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans were confident about the team&#8217;s chances to land Juan Soto, one of the newest Mets, in free agency.  Their conviction was bolstered<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans were confident about the team&#039;s chances to land Juan Soto, one of the newest Mets, in free agency. Their conviction was bolstered\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThanh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018\",\"name\":\"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec\",\"name\":\"MrThanh\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThanh\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA","og_description":"Plenty of Boston Red Sox fans were confident about the team's chances to land Juan Soto, one of the newest Mets, in free agency. Their conviction was bolstered","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThanh","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThanh","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018","name":"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-18T13:52:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c4-2-5.jpg","width":900,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=19018#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"David Ortiz responds to Juan Soto choosing Mets over Red Sox in free agency"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/850fd1b8bcb1d322b7f0a04b3d2f18ec","name":"MrThanh","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8f2d90ff2a21a61a5e6bc0619622a5021fc65353885d9d7b3db1c8c7c1ca8d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThanh"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=6"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19020,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19018\/revisions\/19020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}