Juan Soto Will Attempt to Make Baseball History on Multiple Fronts With Mets in 2025

The New York Mets came to a historic agreement with free agent outfielder Juan Soto on Sunday night. The 15-year, $765 million deal is the largest in the history of the four major professional sports and trumps even Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract from last offseason.

The mega deal was made possible given the extraordinary set of circumstances surrounding Soto's career. Very rarely does a player who is just 26 - and as accomplished as Soto - hit free agency, so the dollar figure was always going to be high.

Soto is a four-time All-Star and a batting champion who helped the Washington Nationals win the World Series in 2019. He is also a five-time Silver Slugger winner, a home run derby champion and is coming off a year in which he finished third in the American League MVP voting with 41 homers and 109 RBI.

Now that he's secured history with his checkbook, Soto will also look to make history on the field, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Juan Soto hit 41 HR last season for the Yankees

No player has had a 40-HR season for both the Yankees and Mets