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December 17, 2024 jijingi aondohemba Uncategorized 0

How Does Juan Soto’s Record-Breaking 15-Year, $765M Contract Compare To Other Large Deals in American Sports

SEATTLE – For almost one year, Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers held the privilege of being the largest deal agreed in American sports. But after a sensational season with the New York Yankees, Dominican outfielder Juan Soto made history on Dec. 8 by signing an even larger contract with the New York Mets, who secured his services with a 15-year, $765 million contract.

Sources close to ESPN’s Jeff Passan indicated that Soto’s new contract with the Mets —contrary to Ohtani’s deal— has no deferrals and includes escalators that can make the deal reach the $800 million threshold thanks to a $75 million signing bonus and the possibility of a salary increase to $55 million over the final 10 years of the contract.

Public consensus shows the 25-year-old outfielder now possesses the largest deal ever in MLB, but how does it compare to previous record-breaking deals in baseball and across all major American sports?

Soto’s deal dwarfs Mike Trout’s 2019 record-breaking deal by nearly $340 million

Before Ohtani and Soto set a new standard for superstar contracts, Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Mike Trout was the best paid player in MLB history.

In 2019, the Angels signed Trout to a 12-year, $426.5 million deal that made the 2019 MVP the best paid player in the league. But compared to Soto’s record-breaking agreement with the Mets, the Dominican is expected to make at least $338.5 million more than Trout.

Nine out of top 20 contracts in MLB belong to Latinos

In a league dominated by international stars, Latinos have been able to make their way to the top of the highest earners list. Out of the top 20 contracts in MLB, nine of them belong to players who are either Latinos or of Latino descent.

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