On the eve of baseball’s winter meetings, Juan Soto answered the question on everyone’s minds: Where will he play in 2025 (and way beyond)? Turns out Soto liked New York — on Sunday night.
It’s the richest known deal in the history of sports after Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last offseason, which included heavy deferrals. Soto’s is also the longest contract in MLB history, passing Fernando Tatis’ 14-year, $340 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
Needless to say, the baseball world and beyond were abuzz when the news dropped, with Cavs star and Mets fan Donovan Mitchell seemingly welcoming Soto to New York via a FaceTime call.
It’s difficult to put Soto and this deal into context given how unique of a player and free agent Soto was this winter.
How times have changed…
Babies are going to be born and raised, kids are going to become adults during Juan Soto the Met era. Ask if it’s a players market… 15 years.
So much of the baseball world has revolved around the World Series champion Dodgers of late, but Mets owner Steve Cohen majorly shifts the conversation with this move.
SNY breaks in with the news that Juan Soto is going to the Mets.
“For the Mets to go in and give this enormous deal. This, to me, proves that Steve Cohen, when he wants a player, can go get him and use the power of his pocket book to do so.”
– Anthony Mccarron.
Noted Yankees fan Desus Nice had some thoughts:
congrats to Juan Soto the new robinson canó
Knicks guard Josh Hart is sticking with the pinstripes.
Roger Clemens, who earned about $165.5 million in his career, was amazed by the price tag.