The Yankees declined to offer Juan Soto the cherry on top that would have been an on-the-house family suite at the Stadium — a Citi Field perk the Mets offered with their winning bid.

Mets owner Steve Cohen, on the other hand, was more than willing to give Soto a suite at Citi Field and got the deal done. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was asked about the suite saga, and he essentially said that a player making that much should be OK paying for his own suite.

You know by now that the New York Yankees did not end up re-signing Juan Soto, as Soto instead elected to sign a 15-year, $765 million contract to join the New

The Yankees missed out on retaining Juan Soto in free agency, as the superstar outfielder landed with the Mets on a 15-year, $765 million deal a few days ago. The Yankees' final offer was a reported $760 million over 16 years,

Reports circulated after Juan Soto made his decision in free agency that the Yankees weren't willing to give the outfielder a free suite for his family like the Mets did.

Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported that the Yankees refused to give Soto a free suite for the use of his family—not wanting to buck the precedent of stars

While the end result left a sour taste in the Yankees’ mouths, Cashman reiterated that he always knew Soto could leave after one season.

"I don't think the suite is a possession arrow one way or the other, especially when you're making that kind of money," Cashman said.

Giancarlo Stanton, key player for the New York Yankees, boosts team confidence ahead of the next MLB season after Juan Soto’s surprising departure to the Mets. Giancarlo Stanton, the powerful slugger for the New York Yankees,

The New York Yankees did not have the upper hand in the Juan Soto negotiations, in the end, as Brian Cashman relayed at the Winter Meetings.