Mets' Superstar Helping Recruit Juan Soto in Free Agency

New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor is reportedly involved in helping recruit Juan Soto in free agency.

Logan VanDine | Nov 12, 2024

Oct 18, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game five of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

With the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes heating up, the New York Mets are getting some extra help to convince the superstar slugger to play in Queens.

MLB insider Jeff Passan of ESPN is reporting that Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is involved in the team's pursuit of Soto this offseason.

"The Mets' pursuit has gotten a hand from shortstop Francisco Lindor, who would love another star in Queens," Passan wrote.

This news comes after The New York Post reported that the Mets are scheduled to meet with Soto and his agent Scott Boras in California at some point this week.

Lindor and Soto are coming off excellent seasons in 2024 and were both named finalists for the MVP Award in their respective leagues by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).

During Soto's first season in The Bronx, the 26-year-old slashed .288/.419/.569 with an OPS of .988 and had a career-high 41 home runs with 109 RBIs in 157 games.

Despite the Mets and Yankees being the two favorites to land Soto, the outfielder is also drawing interest from numerous teams across the league as the Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays are all expressing interest.

Per Passan, the Blue Jays are slated to be the first team to meet with Soto this week, followed by the Red Sox, and then the Mets and Yankees.

Soto is expected to receive a record-breaking contract of around $600 million. The Mets will be hoping that Lindor's lobbying helps bring the young phenom to Queens for the foreseeable future.

Published Nov 12, 2024

LOGAN VANDINE

Logan is a graduate of Rider University where he majored in Sports Media and minored in Sports Studies. During his time at Rider, Logan worked for Rider's radio station, 107.7 The Bronc as a sports host, producer and broadcaster, and for the school's paper: The Rider News. He began his time with The Rider News as a section writer for sports and was a copy editor for two years followed by being one of the sports editors during his senior year. Logan also placed third in the New Jersey Press Foundation Awards for sports feature writing. Aside from his work on Yankees and Mets On SI, he is also a writer for FanSided covering the New York Giants and Mets and also covers the Giants for Total Apex Sports.