{"id":2378088,"date":"2024-12-09T15:34:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mets-sign-star-outfielder-juan-soto-to-the-largest-contract-in-sports-history-2\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:36:20","slug":"mets-sign-star-outfielder-juan-soto-to-the-largest-contract-in-sports-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mets-sign-star-outfielder-juan-soto-to-the-largest-contract-in-sports-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Sign Star Outfielder Juan Soto to the Largest Contract in Sports History"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmets-sign-star-outfielder-juan-soto-to-the-largest-contract-in-sports-history-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378088&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Star\u200b outfielder Juan soto has signed a groundbreaking 15-year contract worth $765 million with the New York Mets, which could potentially rise to $805 million. This deal is reported to be the largest in team sports history,\u2064 surpassing previous records. The agreement was made just before the baseball winter meetings and is contingent upon triumphant completion of \u2063a physical. Soto, who has been a top performer since his debut in 2018, previously turned down a $440 million offer from Washington and was traded to the Yankees, helping them reach the World series in 2023. At age 26, soto becomes the moast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mets-sign-star-outfielder-juan-soto-to-the-largest-contract-in-sports-history\/\" title=\"Mets Sign Star Outfielder Juan Soto to the Largest Contract in Sports History\">accomplished free agent<\/a> of his age group, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">boasting remarkable career \u2063statistics \u200cincluding<\/a> a\u200c .285 batting average \u2064and\u200c over 200 home runs.The deal establishes him as a key\u2064 player for the Mets, with an\u200b average annual value of\u2064 $51 million.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press &mdash; a deal that could escalate to $805 million and is believed to be the largest pact in team sports history.<\/p>\n<p>The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical.<\/p>\n<p>While there are no definitive records in sports beyond the United States, Soto&rsquo;s deal is thought to eclipse those in all other team sports. The deal, spurning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-yankees-blow-5-run-lead-epic-defensive-meltdown-dodgers-rally-clinch-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a>&lsquo; attempt to retain the star who helped them reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-yankees-fans-ejected-world-series-game-brazenly-interfering-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Series<\/a>, was reached on the eve of the first full day of baseball&rsquo;s annual winter meetings.<\/p>\n<p>He would have the right to opt out of the contract after the 2029 season if the Mets don&rsquo;t at that time increase the average annual value by $4 million annually. Soto will get a $75 million signing bonus, payable upon the deal&rsquo;s approval by the commissioner&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>Soto&rsquo;s agreement is the largest and longest in Major League Baseball history, topping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani-gets-big-break-fraud-case-involving-interpreter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>&lsquo;s $700 million, 10-year contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/really-gone-sideways-nightmarish-scene-erupts-la-dodgers-win-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, a deal signed last December. That agreement included $680 million in deferred payments and is valued at just under $46.1 million annually for baseball&rsquo;s luxury tax.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Soto&rsquo;s agreement does not include deferred money, the person said, leaving its average annual value at $51 million. Its length tops Fernando Tatis Jr.&rsquo;s $340 million, 14-year contract with San Diego that runs through 2034.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees&rsquo; final offer to Soto was for $760 million over 16 years, a second person familiar with the talks said, also on condition of anonymity because that detail was not announced. That offer had a $47.5 million average annual value.<\/p>\n<p>A four-time All-Star at age 26, Soto is the most accomplished free agent at that age since shortstop Alex Rodriguez agreed to a record $252 million, 10-year contract with Texas in December 2000 at age 25.<\/p>\n<p>Soto was 19 when he made his major league debut with Washington in 2018 and helped the Nationals win the World Series the following year, when he hit .282 with 34 homers and 110 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>He turned down Washington&rsquo;s $440 million, 15-year offer in 2022 and was traded that August to San Diego. Following the death of Padres owner Peter Seidler, Soto was dealt to the Yankees in December 2023 and helped New York reach the World Series for the first time since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Soto batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks, hitting second in the batting order ahead of Aaron Judge to power an offense that led the major leagues with 237 homers. He hit a go-ahead homer in the AL Championship Series opener against Cleveland and a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the 10th inning that won the pennant against the Guardians in Game 5.<\/p>\n<p>Soto has a .285 batting average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carlos-correa-agrees-to-200-million-deal-with-twins-after-deal-with-mets-falls-apart\/\" title=\"Carlos Correa Agrees to 0 Million Deal With Twins After Deal With Mets Falls Apart\">major league seasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This agreement was first reported by the New York Post and is contingent on a successful physical examination. Soto&#8217;s contract surpasses all known records in team sports outside of the U.S. and comes after he declined a $440 million offer from Washington in 2022 before being traded to San Diego and then to the Yankees, where he played a key role in their World Series run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2378089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cd15cf4c7dda4bbbb7e50bfb0d23eaf6-2-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46433,46430,11753,12138,37913],"class_list":["post-2378088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-contract-signings","tag-juan-soto","tag-mets","tag-mlb","tag-sports-history"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cd15cf4c7dda4bbbb7e50bfb0d23eaf6-2-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378088"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378092,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378088\/revisions\/2378092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}