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Inside the Yankees' Crisis After Losing Soto to the Mets
The air in the New York Yankees’ meeting room was thick with tension following the news that Juan Soto would be joining the Mets. It marked a seismic shift in the dynamics of New York baseball, and the Yankees were feeling the heat. As discussions swirled, the idea that the Mets might be overtaking the Yankees began to take root in the minds of the organization’s executives. The Yankees have long prided themselves on their position as the premier franchise in baseball, not just in the city, but globally. The sentiment was clear: the Yankees needed a strategic response.