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New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza smiles as he speaks to media at the Major League Baseball winter meetings, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Soto’s record 15-year, $765 million contract with Mets reverberates through MLB

By Ronald Blum and Stephen Hawkins - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins' Carlos Correa hits an RBI double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File) **FILE**

Correa spurns Mets, reaches $200 million deal with Twins

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Boras: MLB cancer of trading veterans helped Braves win

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Max Scherzer, Nationals to discuss contract extension ‘after the new year’

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

A limited number of spectators watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning in Game 2 of the baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Column: Neutral-site World Series hopefully a one-and-done

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, sports agent Scott Boras listens as Gerrit Cole is introduced as the newest New York Yankees player during a baseball media availability in New York. Boras recommends his clients refuse Major League Baseball’s attempt to cut salaries during negotiations with the players’ association, claiming team financial issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic have their origin in management debt financing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Boras to clients in memo: Don’t bail out baseball owners

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays newly signed pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, right, smiles as he speaks to media at a news conference announcing his signing to the team in Toronto, Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

LHP Ryu gives Blue Jays ace to pair with talented young core

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Baseball agent Scott Boras, right, listens alongside Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo during a news conference at the Major League Baseball winter meetings Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in San Diego. Nationals pitcher and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg agreed to a record $245 million, seven-year contract on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Scott Boras drives free agent frenzy as baseball’s most famous agent

By Ronald Blum - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2019, file photo, sports agent Scott Boras speaks at the Major League Baseball winter meetings in San Diego. Nearly 30 years after negotiating his first contract, Boras worked out $814 million in deals for Stephen Strasburg, Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rendon in a three-day span, part of what is expected to be a $1.2 billion offseason for baseball's most visible agent. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Boras’ billions: baseball agent creates free-agent flurry

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels' Anthony Rendon looks over at his 17-month-old daughter, Emma during a news conference to welcome him to the baseball team in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) **FILE**

Anthony Rendon eager to team up with Mike Trout in Angels’ lineup

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Sports agent Scott Boras speaks during the Major League Baseball winter meetings Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Gerrit Cole, Scott Boras ready to play `Can you top this?’

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2019, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during the fifth inning of Game 3 of the baseball National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Washington. The top picks from the 2011 and 2009 drafts are both available this offseason. Gerrit Cole gets the nod over Strasburg because he is two years younger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Stephen Strasburg to re-sign with Nationals

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Sports agent Scott Boras speaks to the media after a session of the Major League Baseball general managers annual meetings, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Boras bashes lack of competition, senses faster-paced market

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates after hitting a home run off Atlanta Braves' Jesse Biddle during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, March 30, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) **FILE**

Bryce Harper return will have fans split

By Thom Loverro

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper, looks at the baseball field from their dug out before the start of the Nationals last home game of the season against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Bryce Harper’s excellent adventure now looks more like a bad horror flick

By Deron Snyder

Neil Walker of the Miami Marlins baseball team poses Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Jupiter, Fla. While Manny Machado agreed to a pending $300 million, 10-year contract with San Diego and Bryce Harper is likely to top Giancarlo Stanton's record $325 million, 13-year deal, many less-than-superstar veterans have been routed on the free-agent market. Walker's salary dropped from $17.2 million to $2 million in two years. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

After veteran salaries drop, baseball players want change

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner, right, greets pitcher Patrick Corbin, left, during a baseball news conference at Nationals Park in Washington, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Corbin agreed to terms on a six-year contract and joins the Nationals after playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Mark Lerner playing hardball on Bryce Harper offer teases future Scott Boras dealings

By Thom Loverro

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was absent from the team's NatsFest on Saturday at a time when he and his agent Scott Boras (left) have a grievance against the team regarding a provision that was not included in Harper's contract in 2010. That provision would make him eligible for arbitration early. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Nationals likely to be left out of Bryce ‘Harper’s bazaar’

By Thom Loverro

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper practices his swing during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Bryce Harper does not already have a new team; agent’s joke misinterpreted

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper celebrates a single home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Scott Boras says defensive shifts hurting Harper

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times