After Michael Kay’s record-breaking trade with San Diego brought the 25-year-old Juan Soto to the Yankees, he drew comparisons to Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio: “I am not exaggerating when I say he is an all-time great.”

Michael Kay, a baseball analyst and play-by-play commentator, spoke highly of outfielder Juan Soto soon after the news of his trade to the New York Yankees broke on Wednesday.

As she proclaimed Soto a “all-time great,” Kay drew parallels between the latest addition to the New York Yankees’ roster and that of baseball greats Joe DiMaggio and Bаbe Ruth.

If what Kay stated was hyperbole, “they got themselves an all-time great,” it was true. When you consider his statistics at the age of 25, they are comparable to those of Bаbe Ruth, DiMaggio, and Williams. That is the caliber of player they have acquired.

After a poor season, Kay praised the Yankees for acquiring Soto.

To obtain this player for what is essentially one year, you have to give up the package that Drew Thorpe, Kyle Higashioka, Jhony Brito, Randy Vasquez, and Michael King gave up, Kay said, referring to their move to San Diego.

Because he is so significant and has such an effect on fans’ perceptions of the Yankees, they may decide to sign him to a long-term contract.

Before playing for the Padres last season, Soto spent his first four years with the Nationals. Soto has an incredible 160 home runs and a batting average of.284, in addition to winning the World Series in 2019, four Silver Slugger Awards, three All-Star games, and two first team All-MLB choices.

Fans can’t contain their excitement as Soto teams up with Aaron Judge, the reigning MLB MVP, thanks to the deal. Japanese right-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is 25 years old, is another potential ace whom the Yankees might enter the sweepstakes to acquire.

The Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Yankees are among the teams rumored to be meeting with Yamamoto on Monday.

This season, the Yankees failed to make the postseason as they finished with an 82-80 record. But in their pursuit of a first championship since 2009, they are looking to bolster their roster around Judge.