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Jeff Passan Dispels 'Made Up' Juan Soto Signing Chatter on Thanksgiving

Passan was adamant: Soto has not agreed to a contract.

Josh Wilson

Soto is believed to have received several initial offers in free agency
Soto is believed to have received several initial offers in free agency / Eric Hartline-Imagn Images
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As December inches closer, MLB fans are waiting with bated breath to find out where superstar Juan Soto will play out his next contract. It's expected to be massive, possibly up to 15 years, and make him one of the highest-paid players in baseball.

He deserves it, considering he's one of the best in the league at getting on base and is just 26 years old. So far, much has been reported about Soto and the courting process teams have gone through. Credible reporters have suggested a handful of teams have made initial offers.

On Thanksgiving, some less credible and fringe social media users started whispering unfounded "reports" about Soto agreeing to a deal. ESPN insider Jeff Passan, known to be one of the most accurate and credible reporters in the business, was quick to shoot such "reporting" down, alluding to made-up reports:

You can get back to your friends, family, and food, folks. No Juan Soto news to see here.

Right now, the expectation is for Soto to finalize a free agency decision around the time of the winter meetings, which begin Dec. 9.

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Josh Wilson is the news director of the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in 2024, he worked for FanSided in a variety of roles, most recently as senior managing editor of the brand’s flagship site. He has also served as a general manager of Sportscasting, the sports arm of a start-up sports media company, where he oversaw the site’s editorial and business strategy. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from SUNY Cortland and a master’s in accountancy from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois. He loves a good nonfiction book and enjoys learning and practicing Polish. Wilson lives in Chicago but was raised in upstate New York. He spent most of his life in the Northeast and briefly lived in Poland, where he ate an unhealthy amount of pastries for six months.

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