Juan Soto has signed a $765m (£600m) deal with Major League Baseball’s New York Mets – the biggest contract in the history of the sport.
The 15-year deal was confirmed on Wednesday after the 26-year-old Dominican completed a medical.
“This is a seminal moment in franchise history,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a statement.
“Juan Soto is a generational talent. He is not only bringing staggering historical statistics with him but also a championship pedigree.”
Soto was set to be MLB’s most sought-after free agent this off-season having just had the best season of his career with the New York Yankees, with only three players hitting more home runs.
Soto’s contract includes a $75m (£58.7m) signing bonus and it eclipses the $700m (£558m) 10-year contract that Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last year, with the Japanese star agreeing to defer $680m (£541m) of the amount.
Deferred-money deals are when players agree to be paid some of their cash after the time
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