David Ortiz trolls the Yankees for whiffing on Juan Soto
"The ... Yankees lose," Ortiz wrote, with a pair of laughing emojis.
Juan Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million deal to play pro baseball in New York, but he didn’t stay with the Yankees. The 26-year-old superstar picked the Mets instead of the Bronx Bombers.
Red Sox legend David Ortiz, who rarely shies away from an opportunity to have some fun at the Yankees’ expense, reminded the Yankees that they whiffed on their pursuit of re-signing the four-time All-Star outfielder.
Soto posted an Instagram video of himself walking around various spots in New York, including the Mets clubhouse.
“The … Yankees lose,” Ortiz wrote in the comments with a pair of laughing emojis.
Soto’s contract is the largest in MLB history in terms of the total dollar amount. Shohei Ohtani, who signed a 10-year, $700 million contract last year, makes significantly more on a per-year basis.
Still, losing out on Soto is a blow for the Yankees. Soto was selected to the All-MLB first-team for the third time this past season and won the Silver Slugger award for his position. He hit .288 last season with 41 home runs and 109 RBIs.
The Yankees, who lost to Ohtani’s Dodgers in the World Series, lost one of the premier bats in the game.
Ortiz posted a video of himself singing and dancing to Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us” after one of the Yankees’ World Series losses.
The former Sox slugger has poked fun at Yankees play-by-play announcer John Sterling’s post-win catchphrase “The … Yankees win” on several occasions. Ortiz changes it to “The … Yankees lose.”
The Red Sox also whiffed on Soto. Ortiz had previously said that he could see Soto playing for the Red Sox. Last month, he called the four-time All-Star a “phenomenon” who changed the Yankees last year. The Yankees have not had a latino player of his caliber since Carlos Beltran, he said.
The Yankees lost Soto to their crosstown rival, and Ortiz was quick to remind them of it.
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