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Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the largest deal in professional sports history.
The deal includes no deferred money, sources said, and has escalators that can reach above $800 million.
Soto rejected a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer by the New York Yankees on Nov. 19.
The two most sought-after free agents this century have been Alex Rodríguez, a 25-year-old elite shortstop in 2000, and Shohei Ohtani, a boundary-breaking two-way machine last winter. Soto, despite being a below-average corner outfielder, is third on the list: Organizations decided his hitting prowess at his age is that valuable.
