'One of a kind' Soto thriving with Yankees
This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- The Yankees had been deep in negotiations with the Padres for days, repeatedly volleying proposals that could deliver Juan Soto to
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This story was excerpted from Bryan Hoch’s Yankees Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo craved a change of scenery after a tumultuous conclusion to his four-year tenure with the Red Sox. The outfielder
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Stanton starts, Judge completes Yankees' stirring comeback
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