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New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto is excited about playing in the Big Apple after being acquired in a blockbuster trade from the San Diego Padres earlier in the winter.
Soto, 25, will now be well compensated for it. According to multiple media reports, Soto and the Yankees have avoided arbitration. He’ll play under a one-year, $31 million contract.
As ESPN’s Jeff Passan notes, this is the richest contract for an arbitration player in the history of baseball. It surpasses the one-year, $30 million deal Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Angels last offseason.
Soto will now be eligible to hit free agency next offseason should of the two sides fail to come to an agreement on a long-term contract. With Scott Boras as his agent, that seems highly unlikely. Soto earned $23 million last season while under arbitration with the Padres.
“My mindset is to come here to play baseball and try to win a championship,” Soto said after the blockbuster trade when asked if he plans on signing a long-term contract.Miami Marlins’ Joe Dunand watches his solo home run against San Diego Padres’ Sean Manaea in the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 7, 2022, in San Diego. The home run was Dunand’s first career hit. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)A
