San Diego Padres outfielder Juan Soto has dared to respond to his teammate and Hall of Famer David Ortiz after criticism of him for turning down a $440 million offer from the Washington Nationals before being traded. to religion.
The Nationals, eager to retain one of baseball’s best hitters, extended a 15-year, $440 million offer to Soto, which was rejected because their expectations were set at $500 million.
David Ortiz thinks Juan Soto should have taken 15-year, $440 million offer from Nationals
“Anyone who knows this business knows that you don’t say no to that … What are you going to do with $500 million that you can’t do with $440 million?”
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“Everyone who knows this business knows you can’t say ‘no’ to an offer like that. He’s going to be his person for the rest of his life,” Ortiz said on the ‘Abriendo Juego’ podcast.
“They’re going to pay him because the guy’s a phenomenon. It’s hard to find a franchise that can make an offer like that that you turn down. You’re talking about a 15-year contract that’s almost half a billion dollars, and that might make you the highest paid guy, but it makes you the highest paid guy.” He added that.
Soto, for his part, had respectful words with ‘Big Poppy’, despite disagreeing with his opinion.
Juan Soto on David Ortiz’s comments: “David is my father (…) I never felt bad for him (…)”.
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“I can’t tell you anything. He is my father. David is someone who will always be there for me. He’s a tremendous man,” Soto told ESPN.
“Those are opinions. Everyone has their opinion and I respect every one of their opinions, and I always expect them to respect mine, but I’ve never felt bad for David. On the contrary, he is always there for me,” he said.
