Dallas (AP) A source close to the agreement tells The Associated Press that star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets had reached an agreement on a record 15-year contract worth $765 million.
Because the deal, which was originally reported by the New York Post, was pending a satisfactory physical examination, the individual spoke on condition of anonymity.
Overtaking Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, ten-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which was inked last December, Soto’s agreement is the biggest and longest in Major League Baseball history. That deal was worth little under $46.1 million for baseball’s luxury tax and includes $680 million in deferred payments.
According to the source, delayed money is not a part of Soto’s deal with a team owned by Steve Cohen, the richest owner in Major League Baseball.
Its duration surpasses Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 14-year, $340 million contract with San Diego, which expires in 2034.
Since shortstop Alex Rodriguez signed a record $252 million, 10-year contract with Texas in December 2000 at the age of 25, Soto, a four-time All-Star at age 26, is the most successful free agent at that age.
In 2018, Soto made his major league debut with Washington at the age of 19. The next year, he hit.282 with 34 home runs and 110 RBIs, helping the Nationals win the World Series.
He was moved to San Diego in August 2022 after declining Washington’s $440 million, 15-year contract. Soto was traded to the Yankees in December 2023 when Padres owner Peter Seidler passed away, and he helped New York make it to the World Series for the first time since 2009.
Soto powered an offense that led the major leagues with 237 home runs by hitting second in the batting order, ahead of Aaron Judge, with a.288 batting average, 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, and 129 walks. He hit a game-winning three-run home run in the tenth inning that won the pennant against the Guardians in Game 5 and an agonizing home run in the AL Championship Series opener against Cleveland.
Over his seven major league seasons, Soto has a batting average of.285, 201 home runs, 592 RBIs, and 769 walks.
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