The mystery behind why Juan Soto never reached out to his former New York Yankees teammates during MLB free agency—and ultimately chose to sign with the New York Mets—has finally been cleared up. Juan Soto was asked multiple times during free agency whether he had spoken to any of his former New York Yankees teammates,

Star outfielder, Juan Soto, broke his silence in an interview with ESPN reporter Enrique Rojas and explained the real reason that motivated him to accept the record contract offered by the New York Mets,

During his free agency tour, Soto asked Mets owner Steve Cohen how many World Series titles he plans on winning in the next decade—and he liked what he heard.