Juan Soto is joining the New York Mets in a deal sending shock waves through all of baseball.
Multiple reports say the star outfielder and now former Yankee has agreed to a record-breaking 15-year, 765-million-dollar contract.
The deal reportedly includes a player option after five years for the 26-year-old slugger, where the annual value of the contract could exceed 55 million dollars a year.
ESPN reports the Yankees maxed out at 15 years and 760 million, allowing the Mets to outbid them.
The contract makes Soto the highest paid athlete in the history of professional sports.
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