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The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are both interested in free-agent starter Max Fried, according to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez.
Both New York and Boston have been "heavy on" Fried "for weeks now" and their pursuits haven't been tied to Juan Soto, per Gonzalez.
Soto agreed to join the New York Mets on a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million contract on Sunday night, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. The Yankees and Red Sox were reportedly among the teams vying for his services, but both will now look elsewhere in free agency.