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.

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.

"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.

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,

Fans of the New York Yankees don’t seem ready to move on from Juan Soto as the New York Mets superstar promotes his new team.

Ex-New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto received a free agency offer from a surprise AL East team that was different to the rest.

Perhaps the New York Yankees’ hubris is so great that it borders paranoia. At least, that seems to be the case with their failed pursuit of Juan Soto. The Bronx Bombers have always been Major League Baseball’s marquee franchise,