The free-agent sweepstakes for Juan Soto is beginning to heat up. According to ESPN insider Jeff Passan, the Toronto Blue Jays will have the first meeting with

With Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner set to meet with free agent Juan Soto and Scott Boras at the agent’s Southern California headquarters next week, Aaron Boone plans on joining the meeting.

Hal Steinbrenner will not go down without a flight. It is not just Mets owner Steve Cohen who is planning a trip to Southern California to see Juan Soto and Scott Boras, but the Yankees’ owner, too. Steinbrenner is expected to fly out for a visit with the superstar free agent and his agent in about a week and a half,