Juan Soto signing largest contract in sports history with New York Mets
Juan Soto ended his free agency on Sunday with the largest deal in the history of pro sports.
Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Soto has signed a 15-year deal with the New York Mets worth $765 million.
“BREAKING: Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources tell ESPN. It is the largest deal in professional sports history,” Passan tweeted.
“Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets includes no deferred money, according to sources, and has escalators that can reach above $800 million,” continued Passan.
That deal for the next decade and a half will exceed what Shohei Ohtani got last offseason from the Los Angeles Dodgers when he signed a 10-year, $700 million contract to go from Anaheim to Hollywood.
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Soto will be entering the eighth season of his career in the MLB in the spring after four and a half with the Washington Nationals, one and a half with the San Diego Padres, and this past season with the New York Yankees. This now has him going from The Bronx to Queens as he’ll change boroughs along with teams in The Big Apple.
Over his seven-year career as a pro, Soto has batted .285 with an on-base percentage of .421 and a slugging percentage of .532. He has done that with 934 hits, 201 of those being home runs, with 592 RBI in over 4,000 appearances at the plate.
In that time, he has participated in a pair of World Series with a win in 2019 with the Nationals and a loss this past season with the Yankees. He is also a four-time All-Star, a five-time Silver Slugger winner, and five-time finisher in the Top-10 of voting for MVP, including third this last season in the American League.
Soto was the most-valued free agent this offseason considering his age and overall production. He has now turned that into an all-time signing for himself with $765 million, averaging out to $51 million a season, coming his way to stay in New York City but to now play for the Mets.