Jeff Passan details Juan Soto's move to the New York Mets | SportsCenter

[@LilBryce27]

Subway Series about to be lit!!!

[@PennyFitzgeraldFan]

Subway Series is overrated imo.

[@jumahbrady670]

Facts 💯 the Mets sweep last season

[@GavoMilano]

Mets Sweep again!

[@thatdamngood901]

⁠@@PennyFitzgeraldFanspeak for yourself, you must be from Minnesota. Nothing better in baseball than when both NY teams are hot

[@NOOOFUNNN]

@@PennyFitzgeraldFanyour opinions aren’t facts✅

[@guesswhojust]

Yanks can’t even be mad this money is ridiculous spread that money out and reload the team !

[@MrNaturalSez]

Brian Cashman: "spreading that money out and reloading the team" since 2009. All Rise!

[@thestuff9815]

Yankees offered 760 million

[@warrenaungst5655]

@@SoulSnatcher61no its not the offered 760 for 16 years their aav was 47.5

[@TTWGD3]

@@SoulSnatcher61 no it isn’t

[@TTWGD3]

You offered the same lol

[@jasonthemagnificent2.0]

15 year contract is insane

[@TTWGD3]

Tatis got 14, and there’s an opt out after 5

[@1GodExist]

If it goes bad.... after 5 years he can leave

[@Markus465]

@@1GodExist He'd be an idiot to opt out of a 50 mil a year contract.

[@1GodExist]

@Markus465 well it all depends on alot of factors bro ... u don't know what life will be like in 5 years....

[@SoulSnatcher61]

@@jasonthemagnificent2.0 it's a dumb contract I doubt he stays even 5 years their with the roster they got

[@wikedwun]

Looks like Padres won this trade

[@reptilelicks9796]

@@wikedwun Lol this is very true

[@john-sp8jk]

As a happy METS fan! 👍😁😆😅😂🤣😭⚾🤑⚾

[@john-sp8jk]

IT'S ON NOW!! Now the have to sign Pete Alonso AKA the polar bear bring back menia and I'm hearing they are interested in evoldi from the rangers I hope they get him too he's played in NY before so he'll definitely fit and he's still good!⚾

[@laaa7833]

How so? King was one to think abt but he’s free after the season Yanks get a draft pick after offering arbitration to Soto

[@reptilelicks9796]

@@laaa7833 A 4th round draft pick for Juan Soto lmao And you gave up an elite starting pitcher with years of control for him. You lost the trade.

[@philb.1502]

Paying Soto more than Ohtani is ridiculous. He's not close to Ohtani.

[@yeshua3374]

Really isn't if you can afford it ohtani Did not care about mula

[@Asop4]

BUt Ohtani is getting $700 m in 10 years which is more that $765 in 15 years.

[@Juan_nicolas4]

@@yeshua3374are you not listening Ohtani didn’t want that money instead he wants more role players

[@chasejoiner3637]

10 years vs 15 is very different ohtani without deferrals would make $70 million a season sotos making $51 million

[@mikemugs7]

Ohtani is almost 5 years older and sotos is signed for 5 more years. 5 more years of prime Soto on the contract

[@sdot5389]

The 2039 Juan Soto season isn’t going to be pretty.

[@MrNaturalSez]

Captain Zer0 and the New York Yankees: Beautiful seasons from 2009 through 2023. All Rise!

[@john-sp8jk]

He'll definitely be a DH by then with over 3,000 hits I'll take that on my team on his last year on his contact!⚾

[@koningklootzak7788]

Soto is the future Rendon😂

[@Xenlacasa45]

​@@koningklootzak7788Soto ain't no Mexican Dominican players are a much better breed

[@TTWGD3]

Literally no one cares about that year. A) we just want 1 (or More but 1 is cool too) World Series win and it’s worth it. AND 2) we will all be dead from nuclear war by then

[@AmazingGuy13]

When you play a sport with no salary cap and you have the richest owner, then Mets fans should expect this.

[@snuffyballparks6501]

Soto was not the ONLY Yankee hitting in the post season. Stanton was terrific.

[@dionreed7325]

Soto was more consistent and he was the only one that showed up

[@conpop6924]

Volpe was pretty good

[@Nandogzl7]

And Gleyber but they don't gonna go for him

[@OrionTripp]

@@conpop6924😂

[@blackknight5339]

@snuffyballparks6501 Boone dumb managerial decisions cost the Yankees. Judge should have been batting lower in the order since he was struggling.

[@InvestBetter.]

This is the first time a Yankee fan, a front-runner, has to cope, has to rationalize the fact that they are second -fiddle in New York. For the same money, Juan Soto said the Mets are the better investment of his time and energy. The Yankees just aren't good enough!

[@renegadeoffunk32]

Its a BS media spin. They are the team in New York strictly from a payroll standpoint and nothing else. A noisy neighbour.

[@InvestBetter.]

@@renegadeoffunk32 When Yankee fans are butthurt, about being second best, there will be signs. Get used to it, kid. It;'s a new day.....

[@thlee3]

Could it be that he didn’t really get along with yankee execs and lockeroom?

[@Nico914x]

Sounds like we got a Yankees hater guys, how r we not good enough when we had the best record in the AL n won the AL pennant lol save all ur Haterade til the season starts at least

[@Manatti06]

@@renegadeoffunk32 It is the story, you can spin it tho

[@WramblinWreck2187]

It feels good as a Braves fan to have had no substantial changes to our roster (yet) and still be in the top 4 betting favorites for the World Series in 2025. Just shows how brutal injuries were to them last year.

[@francisbonga5936]

Jeff is right in this one! Try to sign all these free agent players with that 760 mil and be a better and balanced team.

[@JRUncoverJapan]

Now they’re stuck hoping Soto can carry the whole team-newsflash: baseball isn’t a one-man sport. Mets better pray this gamble pays off! 😅

[@christianrodriguez5346]

@@JRUncoverJapanlol have you seen the lineup. Vientos became a stud. Lindor did great last year. Nimmo and maybe Alonso as well coming back Etc

[@hotfire9038]

Opt out after 5yrs is smart and NO DEFFERED MONEY is very smart!!

[@baseballcrypt]

As a Yankees fan I am very disappointed we could not retain him and I’m very thankful for the amazing season he gave us, but seeing the money he’s getting for just being a HITTER, isn’t worth it to me. Yankees can survive without him and allocate their money elsewhere. Farewell Juan.

[@PennyFitzgeraldFan]

Wait didn't the Yankees sign Soto to a 7 year deal last year?

[@ThEREyEsmArK278]

@@PennyFitzgeraldFanStop getting your sources from Stephen A. Smith please

[@PennyFitzgeraldFan]

@@ThEREyEsmArK278 I don't listen to that guy he a joke but I heard something about the yankees signing him to a 7 year deal last year was that fake?

[@WeeWeeIII]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 HATERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

[@ortizroided7587]

@@PennyFitzgeraldFan i give him 3 years max and you mutts will be crying again

[@AmazingGuy13]

Mets have got to re-sign Alonso now after stealing Soto from the Yankees

[@christophercasciotta2729]

being from NY and being a die hard METS FAN finally we did it now the fun begins let's build this and we're not done let's get ALONZO

[@nickbrown5878]

I don't think people realize last offseason or the year before when Cohen said "It's only Money" if the Mets win even 1 World Series..this deal is 100% worth it to us fans and Mr. Cohen

[@MarloSoBalJr]

And if it doesn't?...

[@AmazingGuy13]

Re-sign Alonso and sign another pitcher, please, Steve Cohen.

[@sodobson]

Ohtani is more marketable. And has more eyes on him than this guy ever will. I would drive anywhere to watch Ohtani and see him. I would not drive 20 minutes to see Soto play ball. That's the difference...

[@JRUncoverJapan]

Soto? Great player, but doesn’t have the same pull. Ohtani fills stadiums, breaks records, and boosts MLB’s global brand. Soto... well, he’s good, but he’s not driving people to buy tickets like Shohei. That’s the difference!

[@jj47k.]

​@@JRUncoverJapanNobody in baseball has eyes on them😂

[@dsuttajit]

Ohtani gets people from all over the world to come to see him play in America. People from Japan came to the US and South Korea to see Ohtani played last season. Don’t know if people from overseas are willing to travel far to see Soto play.

[@JoseMartinez-cr2kv]

Hater😮

[@ronniebobbyedition993]

If Alonso was smart he'd return to the Mets. The Mets can afford him. And the Mets will afford him a better situation where there won't be as much pressure as before. The Mets can win a championship with Soto and Alonso, and Vientos, and Lindor in the lineup.

[@PerceptionVsReality]

There not gonna be able to afford him. He's definitely going elsewhere now

[@ronniebobbyedition993]

@PerceptionVsReality I believe they can afford him, and that it will come down to putting egos aside. There's a reason why the Dodgers won. Players put their egos to the side, while the organization spent their money wisely.

[@robertcropley7714]

They also have to put together a solid rotation.

[@fr2ncm9]

@@ronniebobbyedition993 That's one thing fans forget about, chemistry. The Mets really clicked as a team last year. I think the energy is going to be different now that you have two superstars on your team

[@Kamakaz729]

@@PerceptionVsReality Not gonna be able to afford him? Please get a clue. The Mets had $170 Million come off the books going into this offseason. The Juan Soto deal is $51M AAV. They signed Montas and Holmes for ~$30M AAV combined. The Mets could sign Corbin Burnes and resign Pete Alonso and Sean Manaea and still have a lower payroll than last season. You think Steve Cohen paid nearly $800M for Juan Soto to stop here? He's the richest owner in all of baseball by a mile.

[@mr.anderson3694]

Apparently the White Sox made a last minute offer. 17 years 815 million. Only problem was 814 million had to be deferred.

[@elawson1991]

1:50 It's wild that Jeff doesn't have to explain this sentence further, but baseball fans know exactly what he means

[@dentonyoung4314]

The last 10 years of that contract are going to be wasted money.

[@fr2ncm9]

Maybe less if he's actually 28 or 29. Dominican players are notorious for lying about their ages.

[@Xenlacasa45]

​@@fr2ncm9not the recent ones. MLB academies have become more strict about that

[@Nighthawk-8050]

No one can predict the future.

[@lovebattlerap3341]

Who cares!!! It’s not ur money

[@samushunter0048]

Cause you can see into the future right lol

[@keysersoze503]

Yankme fans called Soto a "generational player" and were praying they sign him. Now he's not worth it. LMFAO! Judge will set a record for intentional walks next season while the rest of the A.L. won't roll over like they did last season.

[@SamuelMatthew-l6i]

Mets have better uniforms

[@gabrielsvision7218]

Noooo they got Halloween uniforms 😂😂😂😂

[@Xenlacasa45]

​@@gabrielsvision7218nah they got a variety black. Blue. White with pinstripes. Yankees just have black n white pinstripes and boring grey all the time on the road that's it 😂

[@ishottheserf6715]

Ya and they actually have players names on their jerseys

[@InvestBetter.]

The New York Yankees have been The Gold Standard of Baseball for a century Steve Cohen has entered the stage and become the Michael Saylor of MLB He has converted the Mets from the El Salvador of baseball They are now The Bitcoin Standard of Baseball. It's a new day!

[@ER-df8vx]

I like that we'll put. 🍻 fellow mets fan!!!

[@rramosrup]

Now Juan Soto will play for a team that has "NY" in their cap, pinstripes, plays on natural grass in a stadium that's been around since 2009! I don't know if he can handle that!

[@dd_zzero6827]

These salaries in baseball are a complete joke. Look at the guys' average in any category during the season in his career. The old timers that had monster number year in and year out are the ones that truly deserved these salaries.

[@GiantsJets718]

It’s all sports maybe not hockey but they get a ridiculous amount it’s a joke

[@kenyattaclay7666]

I remember my grandmother saying something similar when Reggie Jackson signed his then record contract with the Yankees. She then said it again when Ricky Henderson became the first 3 million dollar a year player yet almost 50 & 40 years later respectively here we are and MLB is still here.

[@dd_zzero6827]

@@kenyattaclay7666 In those players cases, they were actually consistent and good. They deserved it. I am old enough and lived through those years and saw those players. Never complained about the money they got.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

@yeah, people said EXACTLY what you are saying now about the players that came before them. Don’t you see, my parents generation thought the current players weren’t worth what they were getting paid & thought the previous generation of players weren’t worth “consistently good” also. The same goes for my grandparents generation because they thought the EXACT same thing about the generation of players that my parents thought weee so great. I bet if I could get Doc & Marty to take me back 100 years my great grandparents would be saying how ridiculous it was that Babe Ruth was getting paid what he was because he wasn’t worth it. A player is with whatever a team is willing to pay and honestly I’d rather see a player get that money than the owner who does NOTHING get to keep it in his pocket.

[@dd_zzero6827]

@@kenyattaclay7666 Does nothing? They obviously did something to create a business that made them money to be able to buy a team at that price. I get your point but it really does get to a point of stupidity. This kind of money for a mediocre player is stupid. Kirby Puckett was one of the best and he was the first $3 million dollar player. I applauded that. I have seen some players get paid tons of money and didn't mind at all because they were consistent and great. If Babe Ruth was alive today, I would say he deserves a billion dollars. I didn't complain about Ohtani getting paid. It isn't about parents and grandparents,. It is about the player and how stupid these GM's and owners are to pay them these ridiculous money when they obviously do not deserve it. I am not just complaining about this. Some of these contracts to mid level guys is beyond crazy. 2 yr, 20 Mil for a basically a bench player is asinine.

[@MeditativeHandle]

Thank you Yankees for letting this guy go. 15 years is an insane contract.

[@SDizzle97]

As a Yankees fan, I can honestly say I’m not even mad. That money is CRAZY. Go get your bag Juan!!

[@AndyMilonakis-j5p]

Yankee fans were suckin this man off all offseason and suddenly hes not worth it lol. Wild

[@kashhill1953]

We hid his defense very well cuz of our field but in citi field sheeeesh

[@DramaticallyUnhinged]

No one was sucking him off. I think we were expecting a 10-12 year contract in the $600M range. 16 years is NUTS. The guy was third in AL MVP voting, this was a loss no doubt. Let's be real, he did have the benefit of hitting in front of Judge. Who does he have to hit in front of in Queens? $75M signing bonus? $805M potential? No deferred money? I think we are saying he is not worth THAT, not that he was not worth signing at all.

[@majyoo4194]

@@kashhill1953gotta hide the rest of that defense too brah😭😭

[@AndyMilonakis-j5p]

@@majyoo4194 😂 i don’t remember Soto dropping that liner to center

[@majyoo4194]

@AndyMilonakis-j5p or playing as lazy as a certain infielder😭

[@trumanquinn]

He used the Yankees to become a MET

[@hendricknunez3913]

That apple sign while running the bases said it all. He knew it

[@elogotya9237]

Mets gonna make make back the 765 just in soto jerseys😂

[@mikechan2942]

It is signing like this that make this sport become all about oneself. who cares about team winning

[@himoverthere6716]

🧂

[@LA2024ahí]

Exactly

[@majyoo4194]

Soto is one of the few guys we can still argue IS playing to win every game. Dude loves the game and we saw how heartbroken he was in that game 5. Mets looked like a team with way more heart and desire to win than the Yankees, they just need help getting past LA.

[@mikechan2942]

@@majyoo4194 you are too naive into believing that. if he really wants to win he would defer part of the money so mets can add more players

[@majyoo4194]

@@mikechan2942 if the mets needed to defer money to pay him and get a team around them, the mets would’ve asked to do so. They have money, so they didn’t care to spend it on potentially their best player. I agree that deferring to get a team is worth it, but if a team doesn’t need to, then it’s better for the player not to.

[@marshall5912]

$765 million is an absurd amount of money. Like, unjustifiably high amounts of money.

[@ああ-z3n5d]

765 million is chump change for Mets owner.

[@reptilelicks9796]

It’s not much when you’re worth 22 billion dollars and you have art pieces in the house for 150 million 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dionreed7325]

Facts that owner worth like 30b

[@reptilelicks9796]

@@dionreed7325His art collection alone is worth like 1 billion 😂 there are no limits to money with Cohen.

[@john-sp8jk]

​@@reptilelicks9796 his wife is a billionaire too and she's worth about 8 billion less than Cohen but none the less she's still a billionaire and also put $2 billion of her money to buy the Mets and Cohen put up the rest of the money to buy the Mets!⚾

[@jadenjohnson2247]

Soto sees Mets have a better future than the Yankees. I see different than Soto, I see more greens.

[@fleetdagrim2594]

Its a huge deal but I doubt Soto will stay for the entire contract. He can opt out after 5 years then 4 mil increase every year IF he stays a Met after 5 years. Essentially a 5 year deal that can become a bigger deal if he doesn't opt out

[@koningklootzak7788]

I think he'll soon disappear and hide in Dominican republic with all that money.

[@Xenlacasa45]

​@@koningklootzak7788nah Soto loves baseball the whole point was to get off the island 😂

[@renegadeoffunk32]

Wrong. They can re-up him similar to Gerrit Cole to keep him.

[@fleetdagrim2594]

@renegadeoffunk32 If the Mets become trash again in the first 5 years of this deal, Soto is gone

[@DARRONNoble]

Already participated in the Alemio presale, and I’m feeling pretty good about the future of ALM. Time to get in while the price is still low!

[@gringobronx7670]

That pressure of that contract is gonna get to him

[@maximoarias-dn8kw]

Nah

[@mikedelape6609]

no it wont

[@randygervaciorosado7290]

It would affect him more with the Yankees because of the kind of merciless fans and press there are. The Yankees don't forgive a player for a bad year even if he has 20 good years. With the Mets he will have less pressure.

[@gringobronx7670]

@randygervaciorosado7290 no he won't he still in NEW YORK you must be young then cause in the 90s when bobby bonilla sign the biggest contract with the Mets and he struggled the boos where so loud it was crazy, NEW YORK IS STILL NEW YORK

[@JoseMartinez-cr2kv]

H3 alr3ady had a big contract. And he proved to be worth it then.

[@grovepeate3316]

As a Met fan I'm thrilled Steve Cohen out Yankeed 2:19 the Yankees.

[@NBAFastbreak15]

Worth every penny

[@bd2597]

Juan Soto believes in that 800M, who we kidding. I am still happy 🎉❤🎉❤

[@trollpolice]

15 yrs is insane work bruv

[@Mayoyaquiwarrior]

Im glad he went to the mets we can get much needed players for that amount

[@DP4_4]

I love this for the Mets

[@sgtdevildog7134]

😂 yeah ok ….

[@jeffreyparks2371]

In 3 years you won’t be. This guy is a major liability in the outfield and on the base path.

[@pinbarbecue1100]

The Mets ain't winning s*** in the future.😅😂😅 let's be real. Overrated with the contract he has

[@Darren-xj7fg]

Should been like 7 years and $400m and the last year debate about re signing him.

[@Mayoyaquiwarrior]

Juan is a just a hitter need all around player im happy we get more players we need

[@Bigwill71M]

He better help them win at least 2 WS for them or his contract wouldn't be worth it

[@fr2ncm9]

I doubt he will.

[@philb.1502]

These billionaire owners just want the value of their teams to increase. Signing Soto means more ballpark revenue and more national television games for the Mets.

[@gazman2769]

Yankees offered 760 and wouldn't stay for 5 million less. All you need to know. It's ok he will all the boos.

[@koningklootzak7788]

Also 15 years? Why do you think Soto chose Mets over Yankees then?

[@rjb7569]

Sorry, pal... Juan Soto WASN'T the only one hitting for the Yanks in the post season. Did you forget about Stanton? Hits EVERY fall.

[@DiversityJackson]

But they didn't reach the WS until Soto got there.

[@warlordop713]

Stanton is 35 bro. It’s over face reality and wake tf up.

[@koningklootzak7788]

Ok, let's give Stanton 800M then

[@rjb7569]

Apparently, a few of you who have commented have no clue as to my point about what the guy said. He said ONLY SOTO HIT IN THE POST SEASON. Which is false. You guys are as clueless as him.

[@koningklootzak7788]

@@rjb7569 how come you know everything?

[@mikepeters3307]

i think he ultimately wanted to leave judges shadow and become the best player on his team.

[@koningklootzak7788]

That ego too

[@Xenlacasa45]

​@@koningklootzak7788 what ego? He's a confident player. But in my country back home we know Soto is humble the guy still living with his mother even as a MLB player

[@Darren-xj7fg]

Also the mandatory grooming policy

[@randygervaciorosado7290]

No, I think more like Soto ran away from some merciless fans. Just think how Yankees beat writer Michael Kay took down Soto and went at it while the signings were going on. Imagine a contract like that and him having, as a human, one bad year. Remember how they ate up Judge at the beginning of the season because he wasn't hitting? They tore him apart, Soto saw all that.

[@koningklootzak7788]

@@randygervaciorosado7290 he played in 3 teams in his 7 short year career. Yankees purposefully didn't sign him. Let's speculate why.

[@bathvanitiesdecor2227]

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their own soul? /Mark 8: 36-38/

[@ELIJAHHefner]

Guys, Alemio is definitely a superb project, great investment opportunity!!

[@bjreynoso2155]

The shade …. We’ve been the Mets with 2 chips Put respect on the 86 lol

[@F1Racing8638]

😂 reportense los🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@ceecar3093]

I think him and lindor are gonna do great ....he sees them having fun winning and enjoying the game....fun. ..the Yankees more corporate

[@koningklootzak7788]

Oh yeah, there is Lindor in Mets. We forgot about him because he is so tiny.

[@officialtresosa]

That’s 51M a year for 15. Ohtani is getting 68 mil a year for 10. Meanwhile the organizations will make billions a year. W for the owners.

[@theone8173]

This contract just made me have tears in my eyes. To think how many of us work so hard for nothing in life and sports players and others get Millions and almost billions,just to play a sport,and it’s crazy.But dam $800mil for playing a game,I can only stare at the sky,and insure that this is a matrix,because how could life be created this way ,by something,and think it was created equally .But congrats to my boy Soto

[@gabrielsvision7218]

Just like Robinson Canó his career is gonna go down😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@martingalvez4097]

In your dreams

[@Nayto.wishuuu1994]

​@@martingalvez4097 he's telling the truth and robi cano is juan soto's idol so what happened to robi will happen to judas soto😂

[@Xenlacasa45]

Cano hit .300 with Seattle

[@josephurena2723]

Bobby Bonilla 2.0 bro

[@mikedelape6609]

@@josephurena2723there is no deferalls, do you understand what that means?

[@dexterdlobo]

I see Jeff Passan I click like

[@SummitPeakRadio]

Baseball come back down to earth! You need a salary cap! How can small market teams ever compete!

[@sebastianponce9658]

Personally I believe to here is a high risk behind any long term contract regardless of the player,team,or sport. Nowadays the organization as well as the employee benefit from short term contracts and sports are no exception.

[@AmericanAfrikan-BurkinaFaso]

Overpay! I’m sorry. That’s insane! But get your money Soto! Not mad at that!

[@howdydoo9148]

Probably but if you win a title then then there’s no such thing as an overpay

[@ortizroided7587]

@@howdydoo9148 depends on how many....not worth it for only one

[@Jqueens93]

@@howdydoo9148it’s not an overpay for Steve cohen either way 😂 he would just probably make all the money he invested back if soto helps the Mets win one.

[@Delau5]

LETS GO METS !

[@1GodExist]

RICH BOY SELLING IT , THROW Gs on That bit, he might buy a Cadillac

[@Le-iw8th]

Not worth it he not ohtani not even a 2 way players not gonna be hr leader in the regular season

[@dextersmart5289]

Queens Get The Money! 💵 ⚾️

[@Lucasfreemanfaith]

15 years 💀

[@robertrob3399]

LUCAS TRY COPING A BIT HARDER

[@mikemugs7]

Just turned 26

[@martingalvez4097]

Only 26

[@robertrob3399]

@Lucasfreemanfaith Lucas ur moms a been a S worker for 15 years cope harder

[@ERIC619ism]

Did anyone watch him play for the Padres! I'm laughing my a*& off. Glad the Dodgers didn't waist money on this guy.... going to be watching the Mets next year for a good laugh😂

[@joemckim1183]

Brett Baty wears #22 for the Mets, i think he'll he changing his number. You don't sign someone like Soto with thst contract without letting him wear whatever jersey number he wants.

[@Luke.Cooking]

Joe Kelly got a Porsche. Soto better make it right.

[@shawnoneill3041]

The Blue Jay's should change their name to the Bridesmaids

[@brockvinson1712]

Get this man on pms

[@koningklootzak7788]

Ohtani contract makes sense but not Soto's. Why? Ohtani brings in more fans and more sponsors. This will increase organization's revenue tremendously. Plus, he pitches and had already proven with 2 MVPs at the signing, now 3. Don't forget he is ego-less guy who motivates others in a genuine way. Now Soto. Internationally not known. Zero MVP so far, don't pitch, and don't field well. Full of ego and greed. Not really a motivator. Provocative and rather short-fused. Could very well create friction in the dugout with others. Soto will have to play with lots of scrutiny and criticism with such a large contract. People's expectation will be really high. Can Soto respond by producing impressive numbers for at least coming 7 years? I highly doubt it.

[@Xenlacasa45]

He will, Soto is very mature for a young hitter extreme plate discipline and he makes those around him better ask Oswaldo Cabrera who made him better

[@koningklootzak7788]

@@Xenlacasa45 😂

[@Xenlacasa45]

@@koningklootzak7788 😙

[@rasoolthomas321]

He not worth the money

[@martingalvez4097]

Yea he is and it’s chump change for Steve anyway

[@ncogneeto]

​@@martingalvez4097 2 tool player herkoff

[@adamesvariado]

💪❤️🫡🇩🇴🙌 Now I'm a fan of the mets 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@blklbluvr]

This will be good deal for 5 yrs then a terrible deal at the end of the contract. Good for him but nobody is worth that much!

[@golfrelax9795]

Except ohtani. Dodgers make that money back in 2 years top with deferred money(inflation/rates), endorsement,ads + ws

[@renegadeoffunk32]

Yankees MUST move quickly now to shore up this team. This could be the best thing thing that could happen.

[@JR4REAL]

THE YANKEES TO STRICT WITH RULES 😂😂THE METS WAS THE RIGHT OPTION FOR HIM

[@ExileOnMyStreet]

The Yankees dodged a bullet. I'm glad we didn't sign him for this absurd amount of money. The key to Soto having a career season was playing in Yankee Stadium with Aaron Judge hitting behind him. This is an opportunity for the Yankees, not a loss.

[@philb.1502]

Then why did the Yankees offer him over 700 million?? Did they think it wouldn't be a loss if he left?

[@blacckkk]

🧢

[@mikemugs7]

You’d be celebrating if they got him for what they offered, which was 760 mill 16 years

[@gabriellemaudlin9145]

Soto is the main reason judge had the year he did. Judge with Soto and Stanton around him it was difficult for pitching staffs. Plus Soto and Stanton were your main contributors to runs in post season. Stanton much older and always injury prone will leave judge wide open for more strikeouts or to simply pitch around him now. Judge is a regular season player that’s it can’t do a thing in post season crumbles under pressure time and time again. If judge played like Stanton I bet soto stays in pinstripes.

[@conpop6924]

@@gabriellemaudlin9145judge is the reason Soto had the season he had

[@shemereali551]

Baseball is paying players Boxing money

[@terencew7716]

Congratulations to the Mets!!

[@frankiecalabria9713]

Let’s see how this looks in 3 or 4 years. As a Sox fan I know sometimes the best deals you make are the ones you don’t like A-Rod. $ in a big market can crush a guy let’s see how he responds.

[@philiplee1769]

Not worth it. Sorry

[@SayBroTogether]

The Yanks can’t be mad about the Mets overpaying. They’re better off spreading that cash around and reloading the team!

[@lisabonas5050]

You can clothe, feed and shelter tons of Homeless people with that money.

[@RC_928]

How much have you donated?

[@lisabonas5050]

@RC_928 Im not the one paying $760 million for ONE player... you were saying?

[@skatedude1231]

@@lisabonas5050again tho how much have you donated?

[@ihavealashinmy3rdeye921]

There was a couple of games in which the Yankees won and Juan Soto clearly outperformed everyone, however all the reporters would surround Judge. Even if you’re not an ego driven person, that stands out to you. Yes Lindor is a superstar, but he doesn’t get as much attention as judge.

[@regienobel7033]

He knows he win with the Mets he's a legend for ever even bigger than babe Ruth

[@erock8678]

Congrats Mets!!! With this signing, I expect you to win at least 2-3 WS in the next 15 years. I don't know why I feel you won't. Please win!!!

[@dennycarlson6097]

People seem to forget that Soto can opt out after 5 years. Sure he can opt back in for $4 million dollars more a year for the remaining 10 years, but he could do that or maybe not. Its not a gimme.

[@miguelluissalvador5910]

It's more about money than winning, I think

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

He already has a series win. All money decision

[@theodorebrooks7416]

The Yankees are better off without Soto. That's too much money per year for FIFTEEN years. Soto will be 41 by the time this contract expires. This is getting pretty disgusting, the average fan can't afford to go to a baseball game anymore.

[@MrNaturalSez]

The Yankees are 82-80 without Soto. All Rise!

[@fr2ncm9]

That's assuming he's only 26. Dominican players often lie about their ages. It's pretty easy to get a fake birth certificate if you offer enough money.

[@ERNESTORUIZ-hq4qg]

That contract belongs to francisco lindor not juan soto . Thats good eventually for the mets and it's the perfect time for francisco lindor move with a better team best choice for francico lindor Chicago cubs

[@TheGuitarded1]

Dodgers just can't catch a break.

[@philb.1502]

😂😂😂

[@philb.1502]

They'll be just fine. 😊

[@koningklootzak7788]

I'm just glad Dodgers didn't pull the joker🎉

[@JoseMartinez-t4k3b]

Too much haters in the comments here, Soto is the best and live with it.

[@luisorlandotorres3468]

Somehow am not surprised. Soto was very concerned when Lindor got hit in the face by a pitch in a game when he still was with the Nationals. The way he talked to Lindor showed some kind of respect and admiration. Was that a factor for him to sign with the Mets? Probably not. He was surrounded with his Dominican brothers in San Diego. Did not matter. This is his fourth team in a few years. Makes me think his loyalty is towards money. As good as he is at the plate, something bothers me with this signing.

[@jafsauce4748]

Ohtani is a likeable guy … enough said

[@koningklootzak7788]

Ohtani brings in more fans and more sponsors. This will increase organization's revenue tremendously. Plus, he pitches and had already proven with 2 MVPs at the signing, now 3. Don't forget he is ego-less guy who motivates others in a genuine way. Now Soto. Internationally not known. Zero MVP so far, don't pitch, and don't field well. Full of ego and greed. Not really a motivator. Provocative and rather short-fused. Could very well create friction in the dugout with others. Soto will have to play with lots of scrutiny and criticism with such a large contract. People's expectation will be really high. Can Soto respond by producing impressive numbers for at least coming 7 years? I highly doubt it.

[@jafsauce4748]

@ bruh exactly I’m currently in Japan and he’s idolized here heck I even got a discount wearing my La Hat but the people here are humble and well spoken hence why ohtani is very liked he has deep roots of respect and not being ego. Happy for the Mets in the sense that they have chance better than the Yankees but in the end I’m glad he’s not with the dodgers for his egoistic demeanor. Ohtani has won it all pressure if off now he’s enjoying the sho 😌

[@DeidraGoforth]

Congrats to all early adopters, Alemio Network will crush this year

[@TheBoombooman]

What has Suto done to get more than Ohtani????

[@JoseMartinez-cr2kv]

A world series champ with Washington. Did you forget he played well with them also😮

[@JoseMartinez-cr2kv]

Haters

[@rudiandboh]

I remember something about putting eggs in one basket

[@ERNESTORUIZ-hq4qg]

That is some serious money danm