Even though the cries for Juan Soto to become the highest-paid player in MLB began even before his go-ahead homer in the 10th inning of Game 5 of the ALCS

Outfielder Juan Soto, who will be taking the field for the cross-town New York Yankees in the Fall Classic, is the top free agent on the Mets' radar once the series concludes. The soon-to-be 26-year-old is coming off a career-year and is expected to get one of the biggest contracts in professional sports;

Does anyone have it better than Juan Soto? The Yankees star outfielder will spend the night of his 26th birthday (Oct. 25) playing in his second career World Series, an outcome he secured on Saturday by hitting the go-ahead home run to propel New York over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS.