SAN ANTONIO — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman began talks with agent Scott Boras about keeping Juan Soto in New York, and they also discussed powerhouse first baseman Pete Alonso.

Cashman said he spoke with Boras during the general managers’ meetings Monday and revealed he had a conversation with Soto after the season, which ended with the Yankees. losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five matches.

“I had a chance to thank him for everything and told him we would be in touch,” Cashman said Tuesday. “And then since that time, obviously I’ve talked to Scott as well, and so he’ll have an idea of ​​what dance moves Juan Soto wants and he’ll keep us posted.”

A free agent at 26, Soto is expected to land a contract worth $500 million or more. New York acquired him from San Diego in Decemberand Soto hit .288 with 41 home runs, 109 RBIs and 129 walks, combining with Aaron Judge to form a powerful 1-2 punch at numbers 2-3 in the batting order. Soto’s three-run homer in the 10th inning in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series in Cleveland earned the Yankees their first pennant since 2009.

After the World Series loss, Soto said: “I’m going to be available for all 30 teams” and “I don’t want to say anyone has an advantage.”

Cashman said New York is willing to meet with Soto as often as the player wants.

“We definitely have an interest in retaining him and we’ll do our best there,” Cashman said. “That will either cause us to retain him and re-engage him, or we will be forced to go in a different direction if we can’t. And if we can’t, there are many different players in this market who can positively impact this list in different ways.

“Obviously that pressure point isn’t on us today, but it’s there in the market every winter, so those are the tough decisions you have to make,” he added.

Top free agents include Alonso and third baseman Alex Bregman, also represented by Boras.

Besides the Yankees, the Mets led by billionaire owner Steve Cohen and the Dodgers are among the teams that could afford Soto. Cashman would not express how much of a rival the Mets are for Soto’s signature.

“They want to win. They have a big market with us. They’ve had a taste of success this year and they want to take things even further,” Cashman said. “It’s just the nature of the beast, and big market owners with deep pockets aren’t the only ones recruiting players for big deals. I mean, you’ve seen the San Diego Padres sitting on the West Coast. They imported a lot of top players with big contracts.

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