Juan Soto will remain in New York, but not with the Yankees.
Instead, the New York Mets, long considered the frontrunner to land the 26-year-old superstar, signed an MLB record 15-year contract worth $765 million, according to multiple reports. .
In fact, that astronomical number would give Soto the largest contract in the history of professional sports.
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October 26, 2024. Los Angeles, California, USA. New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (22) celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of Game 2 of the 2024 MLB World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Jane Comin Once Image Image)
Last offseason, those records were broken by Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays were also in attendance at the game, but many believe the Mets and New York Yankees (the team that traded Soto before the 2024 MLB season, and who Soto helped him with) believed it was a bidding war between the teams. Reach the World Series.
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According to the New York Post, the Yankees offered Soto $760 million over 16 years. It's unclear whether the Yankees' offer included a delay similar to Ohtani's contract, but the Mets reportedly don't have one.
According to multiple reports, Mets owner Steve Cohen paid him $51 million per season with no setbacks for 15 years. ESPN reported that “there was an escalator that could reach more than $800 million.”
However, Soto reportedly has an opt-out clause after five years.
And with Soto taking his deadly hitting skills all over town and a team that reached the NLCS like a Cinderella story after a heated game, the free agent saga of one of the best players in the sport came to an end. I was hit.
The New York Yankees celebrate after hitting a home run in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on October 19, 2024. No. 22 Juan Soto. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Soto will fit in well with All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor as well as up-and-coming young players like Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, making the Mets current and future World Series contenders.
Soto had the best year of his career in 2024, his only season with the Yankees. The four-time All-Star batted .288 with 41 home runs and 129 walks, ranking second behind former teammate and 2024 AL MVP Aaron Judge.
His performances were pivotal in the ALDS and ALCS during the Yankees' run to the World Series, highlighted by a game-clinching overtime game-winning home run against the Cleveland Guardians.
Soto is batting .327 with a .469 on-base percentage and four home runs in the postseason, and the Mets would like to give him another October to do the same.
As the Mets celebrate the acquisition of a generational talent, teams hoping they were the one he chose will start looking elsewhere to shore up their rosters for the 2025 season.
October 7, 2024. Bronx, New York, USA. New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after getting an out at the end of the seventh inning during Game 2 of the 2024 MLB Playoffs ALDS against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner Imagen Images)
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The aforementioned teams need to acquire top talent like Max Fried, Corbin Burnes, Alex Bregman and many others on the free agent list.
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