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Francisco Lindor Trade Rumors: Yankees Never Made Formal Offer Before Mets Deal

While the New York Yankees may be the team from the Big Apple that historically lands the biggest free agents and trade pieces, they reportedly did not make a formal offer to Cleveland before it traded Francisco Lindor to the New York Mets.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported the news, noting "the Yankees never countered with a formal offer" even though they had discussions with Cleveland about the shortstop.

Instead, they were focused on re-signing DJ LeMahieu, and Cleveland traded Lindor to the Mets.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.