Juan Soto contract and salary breakdown: How much will the 4x All-Star earn after signing HISTORIC $765 million deal with New York Mets?
Juan Soto penned down the biggest contract in professional sports when he agreed to join the NY Mets on a 15-year $765 million deal.
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Juan Soto (Image via NY Post)
Four-time MLB All-Star Juan Soto sent shockwaves across the world on Sunday when news broke about his future. The Dominican international penned down an enormous 15-year $765 million deal, which is the biggest contract in professional sports.
Soto had been the main talking point in the free agency after he guided the New York Yankees to their first American League pennant in 15 years. Ever since the season came to an end, rumors about his next move started.
The 26-year-old was expected to land a deal in the region of $600 million. However, in the last few days, the race to sign him heated up with bids crossing $700 million mark.
At the end, it came down between the two New York teams. Despite playing a major part in the Yankees’ success this year, the outfielder refused to return to them and joined their cross-town rivals on a historic deal.
As per reports, the Yankees had offered a 16-year $760 million deal to him. Soto though chose the 15-year $765 million deal with the Mets and will now play in the Queens from the 2025 season.
Juan Soto’s current contract breakdown
The money involved in Juan Soto‘s contract is huge. Just a year ago, two-way star Shohei Ohtani agreed to join the Los Angeles Dodgers on a 10-year $700 million deal. At that moment, it seemed this deal will remain as a record for a long time.
Just one season later, the record has been broken. Soto’s $765,000,000 deal is the highest in the history of professional sports. He is set to earn a salary of around $51,000,000 per year. Let’s dive deeper and breakdown his current contract.
- Current Salary: $51,000,000
- Salary per month: $8,500,000
- Salary per game: $314,815
- Salary per hour: $133,396
- Salary per shift $89,947
- Salary per inning: $34,979
- Salary per minute: $2,108
- Salary per second: $34
Previous contracts and salaries of Juan Soto
Juan Soto has been a rising star in the MLB. After making a name for himself at the Washington Nationals, a team with whom he won the World Series in 2019, Soto joined the San Diego Padres.
After a successful stint with them, he was traded to the New York Yankees in December 2023. During his lone year with the Bronx Bombers, Soto once again showed off his incredible hitting abilities, which has now given him the biggest contract.
Let’s delve deeper into his previous contracts and salaries:
2024-2024 New York Yankees
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $31,000,000 | $31,000,000 | Arbitration |
2023-2023 San Diego Padres
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | Arbitration |
2022-2022 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $17,100,000 | $17,100,000 | Arbitration |
2021-2021 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | Arbitration |
2020-2020 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $629,400 | $629,400 | Pre-Arbitration |
2019-2019 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $578,300 | $578,300 | Pre-Arbitration |
2018-2018 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $545,000 | $545,000 | Pre-Arbitration |
2015-2015 Washington Nationals
| Contract | AVG. Salary | Signed using |
| 1 yr(s) / $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | Signing bonus |
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