"If there was one player in baseball who could be the next David Ortiz in Boston, it is Juan Soto." The post Why David Ortiz believes Juan Soto could follow in his footsteps if he signs with Red Sox appeared first on Boston.

Could the Boston Red Sox actually end up making a franchise-altering move this winter? There has been speculation for weeks that the Red Sox were showing interest in New York Yankees star Juan Soto, but it didn't really seem like anything more than that.

While many believe that the New York Mets and the New York Yankees are the two clear favorites to sign Juan Soto, there could be a dark horse candidate. The Boston Red Sox reportedly met with Soto on Thursday, and could be in play to sign the superstar free agent.

“If there was one player in baseball who could be the next David Ortiz in Boston, it is Juan Soto. He’s that good,” Ortiz said to WEEI. BETTING: Check out our MA sports betting guide, where you can learn basic terminology, definitions and how to read odds for those interested in learning how to bet in Massachusetts.

Ortiz, who is a Red Sox legend, has mentored Soto for years, as both players hail from the Dominican Republic. Soto grew up watching Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez. Ortiz believes that Soto and fellow Dominican Rafael Devers could be Boston's new era of Ortiz and Ramirez.

David Ortiz would like to see Juan Soto sign with the Boston Red Sox. The free agent slugger met with the team in California recently, though Ortiz wasn't able to be involved with their pitch.

Hall of Famer David Ortiz is hopeful his former club, the Boston Red Sox, can sign marquee free agent Juan Soto this offseason."If there was one player in baseball who could be the next David Ortiz in Boston,

The Boston Red Sox reportedly met with Juan Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, on Thursday night in Southern California.

According to MassLive, Boston leadership met with Soto — who grew up a Red Sox fan — for more than three hours.

The Boston Red Sox have shied away from pursuing big-name free agents for the past six MLB offseasons, but the club now “seems willing” to offer “the largest bid in franchise history” in an all-out attempt to land Juan Soto,

Fans of the Boston Red Sox are starting to believe the organization actually has the best chance to land the top free agent of this offseason, Juan Soto. This comes after Soto’s first meeting with the Sox left him very impressed.