{"id":23266,"date":"2025-02-03T04:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23266"},"modified":"2025-02-03T04:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T04:03:58","slug":"mets-almost-lost-out-on-juan-soto-with-this-initial-contract-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=23266","title":{"rendered":"Mets Almost Lost Out on Juan Soto With This Initial Contract Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The New York Mets nearly didn’t make it past the first round of Juan Soto bidding after this contract offer.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dec 12, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto puts on a Mets cap during his introductory press conference at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images \/ Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Every\u00a0New York Mets<\/a>\u00a0fan knows by now that superstar slugger Juan Soto has joined their team in a 15-year, $765 contract that was signed back in December.<\/p>\n

In the hours before his final decision, Soto was still unsure about which team he would put pen to paper with. However, this contract (which is the biggest guaranteed deal for a player in sports history) ultimately convinced Soto that New York was willing to spend whatever it would take to secure his services.<\/p>\n

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