"We shuffle together now" - Juan Soto reacts to Marcus Stroman signing with the New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have rivals-turned-friends in Marcus Stroman and Juan Soto in their clubhouse. According to the New York Post, the Yankees and the right-handed pitcher have agreed to a two-year $37 million deal with an option for a third year.

Meanwhile, ahead of the arbitration deadline, the Yankees have settled with their All-Star outfield acquisition from the San Diego Padres on a record one-year, $31 million deal, the highest for an arbitration-eligible player.

Both Soto and Stroman recently engaged in friendly banter from a strikeout play while they were playing for the Padres and Chicago Cubs respectively. On the post from MLB Network on Instagram which was captioned "Stro Show Soto Shuffle", Soto replied:

"We shuffle together now."

Stroman also shared the story on his Instagram handle and wrote, "Mi Hermano."

It seems like the teammates are already getting along well, and the Yankees fans couldn't be more happy.

"Man this is gonna be a good year team chem already through the roof," one fan said.

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Marcus Stroman and Juan Soto added to Yankees this offseason

The Yankees acquired Juan Soto and Trent Grisham in the offseason in a move that sent RHP Michael King, RHP Drew Thorpe, RHP Jhony Brito, RHP Randy Vásquez and C Kyle Higashioka to the Padres.

Moreover, Marcus Stroman recently agreed a two-year deal with the Yankees, that includes a vesting option for third if he reaches 140 innings in 2025.

In 162 games in 2023, Soto batted .275 with 156 hits, 35 home runs, 109 RBIs, and 97 runs scored. He was awarded his fourth Silver Slugger.

Stroman, 32, earned the All-Star status after registering a 2.96 ERA with the Cubs in the first half of 2023. After battling hip and rib problems, he made only six starts (combined with two relief appearances) in the second half, allowing 23 earned runs in 24 innings and raising his season-long ERA to 3.95.