The Juan Soto saga has lastly reached its finish and the New York Mets have emerged victorious!
On Sunday evening, ESPN’s Jeff Passan and other baseball insiders reported that Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets. The contract breaks the $700 million Shohei Ohtani signed for with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, as Soto now holds the most important deal in skilled sports activities historical past.
Soto’s contract additionally reportedly contains no deferred money, with escalators that might attain above $800 million when all is claimed and achieved.
That’s … a lot cash. And the Mets reportedly beat out the Yankees’ bid by just five million! Actually a wild finish to the months-long saga.
Right here’s how MLB followers reacted to Soto’s monster, historic contract.
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— Connor Rogers (@ConnorJRogers) December 9, 2024
Contracts larger than my house owners internet value lol https://t.co/kbOOaaYO5v pic.twitter.com/cDJgVuGVHR
— Brett 🙈 (@SaladinoWRLD) December 9, 2024 pic.twitter.com/3fIarREOn1 https://t.co/LXeueSdmo9
— greta theft autumn (@2007warpedtour) December 9, 2024
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— kaz (@chasebound) December 9, 2024
15 years?!!! https://t.co/ov0e1G10TD pic.twitter.com/SykjWzpd5z
— SacTown Browns Fan (@Browns_Fan32) December 9, 2024
Brb i am going upstairs to wake my children up so we will take some batting follow https://t.co/gcdhXrsy9N
— Area Yates (@FieldYates) December 9, 2024
Good lawd. https://t.co/TRAUrB5KIN
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) December 9, 2024
Juan Soto needed to be a New York Met. How is that this actual.
— jack (@Jolly_Olive) December 9, 2024
