Celebrity Juan Soto made skilled sports activities historical past on Sunday night time, agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million contract — the most important deal in skilled sports activities historical past — with the New York Mets, in line with a number of media stories.
Not one of the cash within the deal is deferred, and the contract might find yourself being price over $800 million, per ESPN.
Soto, 26, joins the Mets after spending one season with the crosstown rival Yankees, who provided the outfielder a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying supply that was turned down again on Nov. 19.
The New York Publish reported that the Yankees have been prepared to fork out $760 million over 16 years to deliver again Soto, however the Mets ended up outbidding them.
Soto helped the Yankees attain the World Sequence in 2024 after hitting .288 with a career-high 41 dwelling runs and 109 RBIs in 157 regular-season video games. Within the Fall Basic, Soto posted a .313 common and blasted a solo shot to account for his solely RBI of the collection, a five-game set that the Los Angeles Dodgers took 4-1.
In 936 profession video games throughout seven main league seasons with the Washington Nationals (2018-22), San Diego Padres (2022-23) and Yankees (2024), Soto has clubbed 201 homers, racked up 592 RBIs and is a .285 hitter.
Since ending second in Nationwide League Rookie of the 12 months voting in 2018, Soto has gone on to earn 4 All-Star picks and 5 Silver Slugger Awards. He was additionally a World Sequence champion with Washington in 2019.
The Mets got here up simply wanting the World Sequence this yr, falling to the Dodgers within the NL Championship Sequence in six video games.
–Subject Degree Media