Juan Soto teases Yankees and Mets fans with Instagram 'announcement'

Juan Soto teased fans with a public announcement that had nothing to do with his free agent decision.

The All-Star outfielder for whom the Yankees, Mets and other heavyweights are making hundreds of millions of dollars has disappeared from the market – for energy drinks.

“The announcement you’ve been waiting for,” Soto, 26, wrote on Instagram, adding a video of him at a press conference announcing on Tuesday that he had joined Celsius as a brand partner. “What? You were waiting for another announcement?”

Fans had been hoping Soto would announce where he will take his talents next season after the Yankees fell short to the Dodgers in the World Series last month.

Many believe Soto will decide to sign his next mega-contract sometime around the Winter Meetings, which begin Dec. 8 in Dallas.

The Mets have Steve Cohen – the sport’s richest owner – but the Yankees have an advantage of familiarity after Soto wore pinstripes in 2024.

“We’ll see what happens,” Cohen said Monday during an event for his New York Golf Club in the TGL golf league. “We built a great team last year, I expect we will do the same this year.”

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who won his second AL MVP award last week, made it clear during a meeting with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner on Friday in Tampa, where both live, that he wants Soto back in the Bronx.

Soto heard cries of “re-sign him” from Yankees supporters last season.

Judge also enjoyed it, as seen in a video of the superstars smiling in the outfield in August.

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