This year’s Yankees will be for all or a portion of this season without the players who finished 2-3-4 on the team in homers: Juan Soto (41 homers), Giancarlo Stanton (27) and Gleyber Torres (15).

The singular reason for this fandom exodus: Juan Soto and his record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract. The greatest of Major League Baseball’s current Dominican stars, Soto spent 2024 in ...