MLB: Juan Soto Signs $765 Million Deal With NY Mets; Lands Largest Contract in Professional Sports History – News18
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Soto’s reported contract with the Mets is the largest in professional sports history, eclipsing the 10-year, $700 million contact the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to last winter, according to ESPN.
Juan Soto in the MLB (AP)
Juan Soto, a four-time Major League Baseball All-Star and the biggest prize of the offseason, has agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, ESPN reported on Sunday, citing sources.
A precocious hitting talent, the 26-year-old Soto enjoyed a career year with the New York Yankees in 2024 as he set career highs in a number of categories, including runs, hits, home runs, total bases and extra-base hits.
A four-time All-Star, Soto is the most accomplished free agent at that age since shortstop Alex Rodriguez agreed to a record $252 million, 10-year contract with Texas in December 2000 at age 25.
The Dominican slugger went on to finish third in American League MVP voting last month as Yankees teammate Aaron Judge won the award in unanimous fashion.
Soto’s reported contract with the Mets is the largest in professional sports history, eclipsing the 10-year, $700 million contact the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to last winter, according to ESPN.
The Yankees had acquired Soto last December as part of a blockbuster seven-player trade.
Soto and Judge formed a dynamic duo in the Bronx and helped power the Yankees to their first World Series appearance in 15 years. They lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.
Soto batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks, hitting second in the batting order ahead of Aaron Judge to power an offense that led the major leagues with 237 homers. He hit a go-ahead homer in the AL Championship Series opener against Cleveland and a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the 10th inning that won the pennant against the Guardians in Game 5.
Soto has a .285 batting average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven major league seasons.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)
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