{"id":13536,"date":"2024-12-02T07:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536"},"modified":"2024-12-02T07:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T07:46:35","slug":"breaking-david-ortiz-recruiting-juan-soto-hard-to-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto &#8216;hard&#8217; to Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">David Ortiz is doing everything in his power to get Juan Soto to sign with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"David Ortiz with hearts in his eyes looking at Juan Soto in a Red Sox jersey\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As Juan Soto looks for his next team in free agency, the Boston Red Sox have been deemed a serious suitor. Amongst the Red Sox&#8217;s selling points is the influence of franchise legend David Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>Big Papi is recruiting Soto hard and Boston&#8217;s overall pitch to the slugger has made an impact. In turn, the Red Sox have joined the Mets as favorites to land Soto while the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees have dropped down in the race, via Randy Miller of NJ.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s going to come down to the Red Sox and Mets,\u201d Miller said. \u201cFrom what I&#8217;m hearing, Big Papi is playing a role in this and recruiting Soto hard. I heard [Soto] was very impressed with the Red Sox and the Red Sox are telling Soto that they&#8217;re going to bring in a couple extra players in addition to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the Yankees, from what I hear, clearly they value him. But, I don&#8217;t think the Yankees will go $600 million. I&#8217;m hearing the Yankees will probably top out in the $550 million range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boston has been scrutinized for their lack of spending after trading away Mookie Betts rather than extending him. They did re-sign Rafael Devers, but Xander Bogaerts walked in free agency. And in terms of their biggest free agent splashes lately, Lucas Giolito and Trevor Story have both been hampered by injuries.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Related Boston Red Sox NewsArticle continues below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, signing Juan Soto to a long-term contract would almost wash away all of the Red Sox&#8217;s past sins. Only 26-years-old, Soto has already been named a Silver Slugger, named an All-Star four times and won a World Series. He is a career .285 hitter with 201 home runs, 592 RBI and 57 stolen bases. Soto is also elite at drawing walks, taking a free base 769 times in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox have missed the playoffs the last three seasons after making the ALCS in 2021. Adding Juan Soto to the mix would certainly get Boston much closer to being World Series contenders. David Ortiz is doing everything he can to make a union happen.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Juan Soto makes his free agency decision, David Ortiz is doing everything he can to get him to sign with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[561,25,283,284],"class_list":["post-13536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-david-ortiz","tag-juan-soto","tag-mlb-free-agency","tag-mlb-rumors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto &#039;hard&#039; to Red Sox - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto &#039;hard&#039; to Red Sox - News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As Juan Soto makes his free agency decision, David Ortiz is doing everything he can to get him to sign with the Red Sox.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"673\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MsNga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MsNga\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536\",\"name\":\"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto 'hard' to Red Sox - News 365\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c32261ea7c1375bc99d782277ee798\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":673},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto &#8216;hard&#8217; to Red Sox\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"News 365\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c32261ea7c1375bc99d782277ee798\",\"name\":\"MsNga\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3e1c10558dfaf162a998dc15535744ef38d91fd35d4fed1d170bd077977aa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3e1c10558dfaf162a998dc15535744ef38d91fd35d4fed1d170bd077977aa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MsNga\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto 'hard' to Red Sox - News 365","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto 'hard' to Red Sox - News 365","og_description":"As Juan Soto makes his free agency decision, David Ortiz is doing everything he can to get him to sign with the Red Sox.","og_url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536","og_site_name":"News 365","article_published_time":"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":673,"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MsNga","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MsNga","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536","name":"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto 'hard' to Red Sox - News 365","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-02T07:46:35+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c32261ea7c1375bc99d782277ee798"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/David-Ortiz-recruiting-Juan-Soto-hard-to-Red-Sox.jpg","width":1200,"height":673},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13536#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"BREAKING: David Ortiz recruiting Juan Soto &#8216;hard&#8217; to Red Sox"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/","name":"News 365","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b1c32261ea7c1375bc99d782277ee798","name":"MsNga","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3e1c10558dfaf162a998dc15535744ef38d91fd35d4fed1d170bd077977aa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b3e1c10558dfaf162a998dc15535744ef38d91fd35d4fed1d170bd077977aa6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MsNga"},"url":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?author=4"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13538,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13536\/revisions\/13538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}