New York Mets owner Steven Cohen, left, speaks as, from second left, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, new Mets player Juan Soto, and sports agent Scott Boras, right, listen during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets owner Steven Cohen, left, shakes hands with Juan Soto, center, as sports agent Scott Boras, right and Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, look on during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets' Juan Soto, second from right, poses with agent Scott Boras, right, the Mets president of baseball operations David Stearn, second from left and Mets owner Steven Cohen, left, during a baseball news conference, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

FILE - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco watches from the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Aug. 13, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

FILE - Cleveland Guardians' Andres Gimenez gestures after hitting a double in the eighth inning during Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Oct. 12, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

A fan cheers for her team during an exhibition baseball game between Venezuela's Professional Baseball League All-Star team and Japan's Breeze team at the Simon Bolivar Monumental Stadium in Caracas on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans look on during an exhibition baseball game between Venezuela's Professional Baseball League All-Star team and Japan's Breeze team at the Simon Bolivar Monumental Stadium in Caracas on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Fans cheer for their team during an exhibition baseball game between Venezuela's Professional Baseball League All-Star team and Japan's Breeze team at the Simon Bolivar Monumental Stadium in Caracas on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)