Juan Soto agrees to $765 million MLB deal with Mets: report

Juan Soto is in New York. But he won’t be with the Yankees.

Instead, the New York Mets, long believed to be the frontrunners to acquire the 26-year-old superstar, signed him to a $765 million MLB contract over 15 years, according to reports. Many editions

In fact That astronomical number gives Soto the largest contract in professional sports history.

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26 Oct 2024; Los Angeles, California, United States; New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, 22, celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. During Game 2 of the 2024 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Photo Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn)

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Last offseason it was Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that shattered those records.

while the Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays also play. Many believe it was a bidding war between the Mets and the New York Yankees, the team that traded for Soto ahead of the 2024 MLB season, which he helped reach the World Series.

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The Yankees offered Soto $760 million over 16 years, according to the New York Post. It’s unclear if there’s a similar deferral to Ohtani’s contract in the Yankees’ offer. But the Mets reportedly don’t have one.

Mets owner Steve Cohen has spent $51 million per season with no deferrals over the past 15 years, according to multiple reports. ESPN reports that there is an “escalator that could reach more than $800 million.”

However, there are reports that there is an opt-out clause for Soto after five years.

And that was the end of the independent legend of one of the sport’s greatest players, as Soto brought his deadly batting skills across town to a team that reached the NLCS in what was a Cinderella story. Lala after the hot competition ended.

Juan Soto #22 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a home run in the 10th inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game five of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Soto will fit in nicely with Francisco. All-Star shortstop Lindor, along with talented young players like Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, have made the Mets current and future World Series contenders.

Soto had the best year of his career in 2024 during his lone season with the Yankees. Four-time All-Star hit. 288 with 41 home runs while walking 129, second only to former teammate and 2024 AL MVP Aaron Judge.

During the Yankees’ run to the World Series His performances were crucial in the ALDS and ALCS, highlighted by his game-sealing and forward in extra inning home run against the Cleveland Guardians.

Soto hit .327 with a .469 on-base percentage with four homers in the postseason. And the Mets hope to give him another in October where he can do the same.

As the Mets celebrate the acquisition of a generational talent, Those teams, hoping it will be their pick, will begin searching elsewhere to bolster their rosters for the 2025 campaign.

7 Oct 2024; Bronx, New York, United States; New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto, 22, reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals during Game 2 of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. (Picture of Brad Penner-Imagn)

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The aforementioned teams should move on to top talent, including Max Fried, Corbin Burnes, Alex Bregman, and many others on the free agent list.

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