The Dominican Juan Soto will achieve a new milestone in the world of baseball and global professional sports. In question, from the MLB It was announced that he will sign a record contract without equal u$s765 million with the New York Mets. Its extension will be for 15 years.
Completely overwhelming and ridiculous numbers compared to other sports. In this way, the Dominican Juan Soto26 years old, will earn on average about US$51 million per year for a decade and a half.
So, Soto will continue to reside in New York but he will stop playing in the Yankees (with whom he played the World Series, final of the MLB) to the Metsthe classic rival.
This contract that the Dominican hitter will sign will exceed the one signed by the Japanese Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers of Los Angeleswhich last year set a record with 700 million for ten years.
Furthermore, the contract includes a signing bonus of 75 million and an exit option after five years, providing Soto a flexibility “uncommon in agreements of this magnitude in professional sports.”
The offer he received from Yankeesof 760 million for 16 years, it was below that of the Metswho offered him a higher average annual value of $51 million, compared to $47.5 million for the Yankees. A difference that seems minimal but ended up being decisive.
Soto is considered one of the most talented hitters in the world of baseball, a regular home-run hitter.
“For me, the best hitter in the Major Leagues right now is Juan Soto”commented the legendary former player David Ortizadding that Soto is “a hitter who has no hole in his swing and has such a perfect strike zone that pitchers can’t attack anywhere.”
Source: Ambito
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