The New York Mets have reportedly signed superstar outfielder Juan Soto, holding off competition from the cross-city rival Yankees, in a deal worth $765m, the richest contract in sports history.
Speculation has been rife for weeks about where the 26-year-old free-agent would land, with Mets, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays among the frontrunners. Some believed he would stay with the Yankees, who he helped to the World Series last season, but the Mets, led multibillionaire Steve Cohen, the richest owner in baseball, had too much on the table. The Yankees are understood to have offered Soto $760m over 16 years, but Soto’s representatives had made it clear he would sign with whoever offered him the biggest deal.
