Jaw, meet flooring: On Sunday night time, coveted MLB famous person Juan Soto agreed to a $765 million, 15-year deal with the New York Mets, ending months of hypothesis as to the place the now ex-Yankee may register free company. It’s the largest deal in skilled sports activities historical past.
A lot of the chatter regarding the agreement has to do with Mets proprietor Steve Cohen and the way he’s maybe the one one that might have pulled this off, particularly because the Yankees were reportedly in the mix till the very finish.
However seems the billionaire might have recognized precisely which chords to strike with the 26-year-old slugger, based on a brand new report from the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Per Heyman, Cohen hosted Soto at his mansion in Beverly Hills (it is believed different groups met at Soto’s agent’s home) and served him Latin meals for lunch. The outfielder and his entourage have been then proven a movie crafted by the Mets, a stark distinction from the “extra typical PowerPoint shows” different groups used.
Cohen and the Mets additionally used a few of their “wonderful intelligence” to lure Soto away from the pinstripes.
“Cohen dropped at the assembly his spouse, Alex, and father-in-law. He additionally introduced Edgar Suero, the Mets touring secretary, who defined logistics and household perks.
“The Mets have wonderful intelligence. They have been conscious that whereas Soto appreciated being a Yankee and beloved having Aaron Decide shield him within the lineup and lead all of them within the clubhouse, he allegedly was upset early within the yr by an overzealous Yankees safety man who disallowed a member of the family and his chef/driver from sure areas.”
It’s believed Soto in the end forgave the incident, however what issues is that “the Mets have been conscious, and you’ll wager they may be certain that nothing like that occurs in Queens,” Heyman reported.
