Juan Soto

Juan Soto is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has made the MLB All-Star team four times in his career. In 2019, he won the World Series with the Washington Nationals. The following season, he won the National League batting title.

Soto originally signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in 2015. He reached the Major Leagues in 2018 and played for the Nationals until the middle of the 2022 season, when he was traded to the San Diego Padres. He played for the Padres through the 2023 season, and then was traded to the New York Yankees. In his only season with the Yankees, Soto hit 41 home runs and drove in 109 runs.

In December 2024, Soto signed a 15 year contract with the New York Mets for $765 million. This is the largest contract in the history of professional sports.

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