LAS VEGAS — The only thing missing was Tom Cruise joining Scott Boras in front of the microphones, or the “Top Gun Anthem” blaring in the background.

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But that is the kind of star power (and movie) the superagent leaned into Wednesday when describing the talent and impact of his free-agent client, Cody Bellinger, whom general manager Brian Cashman said later in the day the Yankees would “love to have come back to us.” Boras called the Yankees “an ideal fit” for both sides during Bellinger’s first (and possibly only) season in The Bronx this year, though he made it clear that there will be a high price to pay for the 30-year-old.

“Really, he’s the only five-tool free agent outfielder,” Boras said in his annual scrum during the general managers meetings at The Cosmopolitan.

“When you look at ’25, I’d say among all the free agent outfielders, he was the top gun of the class. He was defensively a versatile Viper in the outfield, playing both first base and all three outfield positions. He was kind of, offensively, a middle-of-the-lineup Merlin in the sense that he provided power and production. The other thing about Belli is unique for a guy his age: He’s played in all three markets — L.A., Chicago, New York. So really, in many ways, he’s an urban Maverick, without a doubt.”

Fellow outfielder Kyle Tucker is viewed as the top free agent of this year’s class — and is expected to receive a contract that might double Bellinger’s — but Bellinger appears to be the better fit for the Yankees, especially given his defensive versatility and proof that he can handle playing in New York.

Boras said he has already had discussions with the Yankees about Bellinger after a season in which the left-handed hitter batted .272 with an .813 OPS and 29 home runs, then opted out of the final year and $25 million left on his contract. By all accounts, Bellinger enjoyed his time in New York after being acquired in a salary dump from the Cubs, with Boras saying “the whole dynamic suited him and suited them.”

“We’re very interested in bringing him back,” Cashman said on a Zoom call, not at the GM meetings as he tends to a personal issue. “Now that he’s a free agent, he’s going to have a lot of choices because he can do a lot of different things. He was a terrific addition for us last year, played a big role in the amount of success we wound up having. … We’d be better served if we could retain him. If not, we’ll have to look at alternative ways to fill it and see where that takes us.”

As Cashman acknowledged, there will be plenty of competition for Bellinger’s services on the free agent market, including the Mets — a second straight winter with a crosstown battle for a Yankees outfielder? — and possibly the Dodgers (his first team), among others.

“When you think about what he’s done in an L.A. market, he was Hollywood ringing for a championship and MVP,” Boras said. “He was kind of a windy city Wolfman in getting the Comeback Player of the Year [in Chicago]. And in New York, he was a true Iceman cooling any thoughts that he couldn’t hit behind Judge and lead the Yankees to a playoff.

“The other thing about Bellinger this year is he doesn’t have the qualifying offer. That Goose is gone. When it comes to Bellinger, there’s no question that teams have a need — the need to Belli proceed.”

What Bellinger ends up deciding will ultimately dictate the Yankees’ offseason, as Juan Soto’s decision did last year. Before then — by next Tuesday’s deadline — the Yankees will also know whether Trent Grisham accepts the qualifying offer, though Cashman indicated they would continue talks with him even if he declines the one-year, $22.025 million offer (which is the expectation in a thin outfield market).

Hanging in the balance are the short-term fates of Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones, who Cashman described as “plug-and-play” should neither Bellinger nor Grisham return. While Domínguez is playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic, Jones has been working out at Yankee Stadium this offseason, Cashman said, and plans to head down to Tampa for an early start to spring training, where a job could be up for grabs.

“We could lose both Grisham and Bellinger to free agency and then that puts a lot more stress and pressure on those internal options,” Cashman said. “If one of those guys comes back, it creates a nice competition. If both come back, maybe it creates some trade flexibility.”

“We have internal candidates, but some time to tread some water and wait to see how this plays out.”