Reports: Juan Soto lands record 15-year, $765M deal with Mets

Superstar Juan Soto made professional sports history on Sunday night, agreeing to a 15-year, $765 million contract — the largest deal in professional sports history — with the New York Mets, according to multiple media reports.None of the money in the deal is deferred, and the contract could end up being worth over $800 million, per ESPN.Soto, 26, joins the Mets after spending one season with the crosstown rival Yankees, who offered the outfielder a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer that was turned down back on Nov. 19.The New York Post reported that the Yankees were willing to fork out $760 million over 16 years to bring back Soto, but the Mets ended up outbidding them.Soto helped the Yankees reach the World Series in 2024 after hitting .288 with a career-high 41 home runs and 109 RBIs in 157 regular-season games. In the Fall Classic, Soto posted a .313 average and blasted a solo shot to account for his only RBI of the series, a five-game set that the Los Angeles Dodgers took 4-1.

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