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After months of speculation and anticipation, MLB superstar slugger Juan Soto has decided to stay in New York City, but unfortunately, for Yankees fans he’ll be relocating to Queens as he signed a massive $765 million deal with the New York Mets.
Needless to say, half of the Big Apple is on cloud 9 while the other half is heartbroken and distraught. At least Juan Soto remains a New Yorker, right? Yes, a 15-year $765 million contract seems ridiculous, but the man is only 26-years-old and has already built himself a career worthy of the Hall of Fame, so by the time his contract is up he’ll still probably be a problem when stepping into the batter’s box.
According to NPR, Soto’s record-breaking contract isn’t only well-earned but well-deserved.
Per NPR:
From the beginning of his major league career, the Dominican-born Soto has been a star. In his first start as a 19-year-old with the Nationals, he hit a home run in his first appearance at the plate. He quickly became a fan favorite with his easy smile and “Soto shuffle,” his trademark shimmy at the plate. He won a World Series title with the team in 2019, the first in the franchise’s history.
In 2022, he was traded to the San Diego Padres, who then dealt him to the New York Yankees ahead of the 2024 season.
On a one-year deal in New York, Soto had the best year of his still-young career, with 41 regular season home runs and another four in the playoffs during the Yankees’ unsuccessful bid for the World Series. He received the third-most votes in the American League MVP race. Since his debut in 2018, he’s won a total of five Silver Slugger awards and four All-Star game appearances.
Yankees fans were hoping to see Soto and Aaron Judge terrorize pitchers for years to come, but it now seems like it’ll be Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor doing the terrorizing.
How do y’all feel about Juan Soto bouncing on the Bronx to turn up in Queens? Let us know in the comments section below. We know this guy wasn’t too happy…
