Juan Soto, after rejecting a massive offer from the New York Yankees, has signed a record-breaking $765 million deal with their rivals, the New York Mets. The move has sent shockwaves through the baseball world, leaving Yankees fans disappointed and sparking comparisons between Mets owner Steve Cohen and the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
The 26-year-old former Yankees superstar officially signed a 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets last week, the richest contract in sports history, after rejecting the Yankees offer of 16 years and $760 million. Mets owner Steve Cohen is now ironically invoking comparisons to the late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for his determination to spare no cost for players he views as pieces to a potential World Series team.
“This is a seminal moment in franchise history,” said Cohen upon locking up Soto well into the next decade. At his introductory press conference last Thursday as a Met, Soto said he still has much love for Yankees fans. “They have a spot in my heart at the end of the day,” he said. “Tough that couldn’t get it together and try to be back and stuff like that, but definitely I’m always going to appreciate what they did for me in 2024.” Soto switching teams will undoubtedly have an impact on both franchises and the overall balance of power in Major League Basebal
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