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Soto also valued a relationship with ownership. At his previous stops, he had be
come close with team owners, first with the Nationals (Ted Lerner) and then with
the San Diego Padres (Peter Seidler). After one season in New York ahead of fre
e agency, Soto expressed a desire for a deeper relationship with owner Hal Stein
brenner during his November meeting with the Yankees.
Soto本身很重視和球隊老闆的關係
從國民的Ted Lerner到教士的Peter Seidler都關係很密切
而在11月和洋基的會面中，他也表達想和Hal Steinbrenner建立更深厚的關係
In addition to paying top dollar, Cohen also needed to demonstrate intentions to
win as an owner. Cohen delivered the right messaging to Soto using a personal t
ouch.
所以除了要出最多錢外，梅子老闆Steve Cohen也要展示他想贏球的決心
The Mets’ meeting with Soto in November, people briefed on the matter said, hap
pened in California, at one of Cohen’s homes. That was different. All of Soto’
s other meetings with different clubs were held at a hotel.
大都會11月和Soto的會面，跟別隊都在飯店會面不一樣
他們是在Cohen位於加州的豪宅進行
The personalized request from the Mets, league sources said, was Cohen’s wish.
During the meeting, Cohen spoke about his background, his relationships and what
has made him successful.
這是Cohen本人的要求
而在會議中，Cohen談到了自己的背景、人脈以及他成功的原因
Soto’s get-together with the Mets shared commonalities from previous meetings w
ith high-profile free agents, where pieces of Cohen’s personality poured out in
to the process.
這和過去Cohen和其他頂級FA球員見面時相似
他本人的性格在整個過程中顯現出來
In past meetings, according to people briefed on the discussions, Cohen told fre
e agents that he views his ownership as a civic duty. He’s in it to win for the
long haul, he says. He’s looking to do what it takes to build a perennial winn
er.
過去Cohen就直接跟會面的FA球員說
他把經營梅子都做社會責任
會尋找一切必要的方式，來打造一支長期強隊
As a host, Cohen pays attention to details.
Cohen本人對細節也很重視
During his meeting last year with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, for example, he cared abou
t having the color red, a symbol of good luck in Japan, on objects in his house
like how a movie director deploys color for meaning.
去年和山本由伸見面時，他特別把自己的屋子用紅色這顏色做布置
因為紅色在日本代表幸運
Though Yamamoto ultimately chose the Dodgers, Cohen gave it his best shot.
雖然山本最後去道奇，但Cohen也是盡力了
Mostly, Cohen is organized, authentic and elaborate. His presentation skills she
d light on how he became successful.
大多時候Cohen是個有條理、真誠的人
而他的表達技巧突顯了他是如何取得成功
Turns out, a 68-year-old billionaire and a 26-year-old baseball star can bond ov
er ambition.
最後這一位68歲的億萬富翁
與一位26歲的棒球明星，因雄心而建立起了聯繫
Heyman寫的就酸了XD
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Steve Cohen is a different kind of owner, for the Mets or for anyone else, reall
y. Cohen held his big confab with his new superstar Juan Soto at his mansion in
Beverly Hills, not the undisclosed, presumably nondescript room where the other
teams did their Soto meetings in Orange County.
Cohen 在比佛利山莊的豪宅裡舉行了和Juan Soto的重要會議
而不是像其他球隊那樣，在橙縣某個未公開的、可能不起眼的房間裡進行Soto的會談
Cohen had several workers serve lunch to Soto and his agents, by one count seven
servers to about 15 diners. That’s a nice ratio.
和Soto和經紀人吃午餐時
據說約有7名服務員服務15位用餐者，這個比例相當不錯
It was Latin food. Nice touch.
是吃拉丁美食，也別具巧思
Cohen invited the guests — Soto and his coterie of agents, including Scott Bora
s — to the theater room to view a film made by the Mets for Soto. All the other
teams used more typical PowerPoint presentatios to make their cases.
其他球隊用PPT簡報
Cohen是用家庭劇院播影片給Soto和Boras看
Cohen brought to the meeting his wife, Alex, and father-in-law. He also brought
Edgar Suero, the Mets traveling secretary, who explained logistics and family pe
rks.
Cohen 帶著他的妻子 Alex 和岳父一起參加了這次會議
他還帶來了大都會隊的旅行秘書 Edgar Suero，負責解釋後勤安排和家庭福利
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Mets owner Steve Cohen and his top baseball man, David Stearns, held a secret, l
ast-minute lunch meeting with Juan Soto, Scott Boras and others in Soto’s inner
circle Friday at Cohen’s home in Boca Raton, Fla. It was a very pleasant secon
d get-together, one that solidified Cohen’s resolve to try to win the prize of
the winter.
而在週五，Cohen也和Soto在佛州的房子秘密開會
And yet, Cohen also came away from that high-powered confab convinced Soto was p
reparing to remain in pinstripes.
但當時Cohen感覺他是想要回洋基的
Cohen’s first thought, considering this meeting followed by a few weeks the one
at Cohen’s Beverly Hills mansion: “We can’t keep meeting like this. I’m run
ning out of houses.”
所以當下他覺得不能再這樣一直會面
畢竟他也快沒其他房子了XD
Many times over the weekend, he told folks he felt sure they were running second
, almost right up until the time they finished first.
整個週末，Cohen多次對身邊的人說
他相信自己一直處於第二名的位置
是幾乎直到最後一刻才翻盤拿下第一
He kept bidding, anyway. He was so convinced he was heading for bridesmaid terri
tory that he joked to friends and confidants about whether there was prize money
for second place.
但他就是不斷出價
也一度確信自己即將成為「伴郎」而非「新郎」
還開玩笑的問朋友說：第二名有獎金嗎？
“There was a lot of emotion and a lot of ups and down, not knowing where you st
ood,” Cohen said.
這其中充滿了情感波動，然後很多起伏，你完全不知道自己處在什麼位置
He may be accused of overpaying, and the deal is historic and remarkable. But th
e Blue Jays were also believed to be at $760 million, so it’s not like he blew
away the field.
The Mets were actually thought to be running second to the Jays at $720 million
into the weekend, and when the Yankees bumped their bid from $702M to $712M, the
gap wasn’t exactly significant.
實際上在進入週末時，梅子是真的被認為開價輸給藍鳥、然後跟洋基很近
梅子 720M
洋基 702M-721M
Cohen offered a $100M signing bonus at one point, but Soto’s camp was more inte
rested in the $50M average annual value.
而Cohen也提議過直接給100M簽約金
但Soto陣營是更想要均薪50M
Cohen went to $750M late, then to the winning $765M
所以Cohen最後就一路加碼到750M以上了
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