Four-time Major League Baseball All-Star Juan Soto has agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, ESPN reported on Sunday. , citing sources.
With a precocious talent for hitting, Soto, 26, had a career year with the New York Yankees in 2024 when he set career highs in several categories, including runs, hits, home runs, total bases and extra-base hits.
The Dominican slugger finished third in the American League MVP voting last month when his Yankees teammate Aaron Judge unanimously won the award.
The Yankees acquired Soto in December of last year as part of a seven-player trade.
Soto and Judge formed a dynamic duo in the Bronx and helped lead the Yankees to their first league appearance in 15 years. They lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 in the best-of-seven championship series.
Soto’s contract with the Mets is the largest in professional sports history, surpassing the 10-year, $700 million contract the Los Angeles Dodgers signed last winter, according to ESPN.
