Soto, who turned 26 in October, received the largest total package in addition to the largest average annual salary, $51 million. He was projected by The Athletic’s Tim Britton to receive a 13-year, $611 million deal. Soto will receive more than twice the payday fetched by his former teammate, Aaron Judge, who inked a 10-year, $360 million contract after the 2022 season. Soto will earn more nearly $4 million more in 2025 than the Athletics’ Opening Day payroll in 2022. In his lone season as a member of the New York Yankees, Soto hit 41 homers with 109 RBIs and a .989 OPS.

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Persons: Juan Soto, Ken Rosenthal, Will Sammon, Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Ohtani, Tim Britton, Aaron Judge, Ted Williams, Scott Boras, Mike Trout’s, Judge, Harry Organizations: New York Mets, New York, Los Angeles Dodgers, Board, Fenway Sports Group, Boston Red Sox, Athletics, Fame, Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Yankees, , Nationals, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Padres, American League MVP Locations: Flushing .