Shortly after the Yankees lost a do-or-die Wild Card game to the Red Sox in 2021, the words of a hulking hitter echoed throughout Fenway Park’s cramped visitor’s clubhouse. With the Yankees

Stanton is under contract through 2028, but Soto is a free agent this offseason. The former knows how important it is that the Yankees make re-signing Soto priority No. 1 this offseason. “We need him to stay. He’s going to stay. We need to bring it home, and then we’ll bring him home also,” Stanton said to Bryan Hoch after the clinching Game 5.

The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Saturday night to punch their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 2009. The win capped