NEW YORK — Juan Soto, the four-time MLB All-Star outfielder, has agreed to a document 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, based on a number of reviews.
Soto would have the appropriate to choose out of the contract after the 2029 season if the Mets do not at the moment enhance the common annual worth by $4 million yearly. Soto will get a $75 million signing bonus, payable upon the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s workplace, The Associated Press reported.
The New York Yankees reportedly provided Soto $760 million over 16 years. The Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers had been additionally reportedly concerned about signing the 26-year-old Soto, one of the best free agent hitter in the marketplace and thought of by many a generational expertise.
A five-time Silver Slugger, Soto hit a career-high 41 house runs and drove in 109 RBI for the Yankees in 2024, his only season within the Bronx after being acquired in a blockbuster seven-player trade with the San Diego Padres following the 2023 season.
Soto’s three-run home run in Game 5 of the 2024 ALCS finally clinched the Yankees’ forty first American League pennant. The Dodgers defeated the Yankees within the World Series in five games.
Soto debuted in 2018 with the Washington Nationals, the place he grew to become one of many most-feared energy hitters within the majors. In about 4 and a half seasons with Washington, Soto totaled 119 house runs and an elite .538 slugging proportion. He was the cleanup hitter on the Nationals’ 2019 World Series championship crew.
However, the Nationals despatched Soto to San Diego in a deal earlier than the 2022 commerce deadline after he turned down a reported 15-year, $440 million contract extension.
