Ahead of Juan Soto's regular-season debut with the New York Yankees on Thursday, his long-term future with the organization will be a hot topic of conversation throughout 2024.
Per ESPN's Alden Gonzalez, the Yankees are "expected to be aggressive" in their attempts to sign him to a contract next offseason.
General manager Brian Cashman told MLB Network's Jon Morosi in February the "odds are certainly against" Soto signing a new contract before hitting free agency:
"We recognized when we went into this situation that the odds are that it's a one-year situation before free agency.