Juan Soto broke the bank.
In December, he agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, the largest deal in professional sports history. His salary in 2025 will be $61.88 million, easily making him the highest-paid player in baseball.
The deal also didn't include a penny of deferred money with a $75 million signing bonus, along with an opt-out after the fifth year.
Soto’s deal is more than $300 million richer than any contract in the history of baseball.
Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract last year with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but with $680 million deferred, it lowered the present-day value to about $460 million.