Steve Cohen wasn’t sure Mets won Juan Soto sweepstakes until he heard ‘yes’
DALLAS — Mets owner Steve Cohen and his top baseball man, David Stearns, held a secret last-minute meeting Friday at Cohen's home in Boca Raton, Fla., with Soto's inner circle, including Juan Soto and Scott Boras. We held a lunch meeting. A fun second gathering solidified Cohen's determination to win the winter prize. Still, Cohen […]
Yankees have no Juan Soto regrets after going ‘above and beyond’ comfort level
DALLAS — The Yankees have no regrets in the face of their biggest offseason loss in recent memory. I have no regrets about the decision to trade for Juan Soto ahead of a four-ball season. Soto has no regrets, as he certainly seemed satisfied with a year that was hailed as an unusually happy clubhouse […]
Yankees GM Brian Cashman defends pursuit of Juan Soto after losing to Mets: ‘Above and beyond our comfort’
Juan Soto isn't leaving New York, as the 26-year-old slugger is reportedly headed to the Mets in the largest contract in professional sports history, but neither are the Yankees. Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract, eclipsing the $700 million contract Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason. With no deferrals […]
Mets’ Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor duo will join MLB’s elite duos
DALLAS — Juan Soto was half of MLB's top one and two offensive punches for the Yankees last season. Aaron Judge won the American League MVP award after hitting 58 home runs and posting an impressive OPS of 1.159. Soto finished third in the voting after a season in which he hit a career-high 41 […]
Shop Juan Soto’s Mets jersey available for pre-order now on Fanatics
When you buy through our links, The New York Post may receive compensation and/or receive an affiliate commission. Featured prices are subject to change. Yesterday, MLB signed the largest sports contract in history. After a long time, they said goodbye to Shohei Otani's 10-year, measly $700 million contract. This is nothing compared to Juan Soto's […]
Juan Soto Joins Mets In Record-Breaking $765M Deal, Leaving Yankees Empty-Handed
New York Yankees No. 22 Juan Soto hits a home run in the bottom of the third inning against the New York Mets on July 24, 2024 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers2pm – Monday, December 9, 2024 The New York Mets have signed the […]
Did Aaron Judge’s cryptic comments foreshadow Juan Soto’s fate?
Maybe Aaron Judge had a good read on Juan Soto's free agency. Judge's interesting comment about how he chose to give Soto “space” during free agency rather than sell him on a return to the Bronx was due to Soto going to the Yankees and ending the Mets' historic 15-year career. Now that I have […]
Juan Soto’s contract surpasses LeBron and Tom Brady’s combined career earnings, and 6 other wild facts
Sunday night, the news the baseball world has been waiting for finally came. Juan Soto had agreed to a market-shaking 10-year contract. new york mets$765 million. The top line numbers are los angeles dodgers There are several other factors that make Soto's contract, which he signed with Shohei Ohtani last year (Otani's contract reached the […]
Why Yankees could be breathing sigh of relief after Juan Soto bolts for Mets
The Yankees and owner Hal Steinbrenner made a big move to keep Juan Soto, offering him a $760 million contract (including a $60 million signing bonus) that would have been the richest in sports history in 16 years. I stepped into an uncomfortable place. But it won't be as much as Mets owner Steve Cohen […]
What Red Sox, Dodgers offered Juan Soto in record-setting negotiations
The loser in the Juan Soto sweepstakes didn't come close to the amount Mets owner Steve Cohen was willing to make for the big prize. After the Post first reported that Soto was headed to the Mets for the richest contract in baseball history, offers from other teams trickled out in a bidding war. MassLive's […]