Soto signs $765m mega deal

Baseball star Juan Soto, 26, has secured 
the largest contract in the history of sport,
by agreeing a colossal $765m deal
over 15 years with the New York Mets.
The deal includes a $75m signing on
bonus for the four-time MLB All-Star

Soto set to earn $51m per year,
equating to staggering $4.25m
per month, $140,000 per day,
and almost $100 per minute


BIGGEST CONTRACTS IN SPORT
December 2024
Average annual value (term)

Juan Soto
Baseball
New York Mets (2024)
$51m (15yrs)
$765m

Shohei Ohtani
BasebalL
LA Dodgers (2024)
$70m (10yrs)
$700m

Lionel Messi
Soccer
Barcelona (2017)
$168.5m (4yrs)
$674m

Cristiano Ronaldo
Soccer
Al Nassr (2023)
$214.5m (2.5yrs)
$536.3m

Patrick Mahomes
American football
Kansas City (2020)
$45m (10yrs)
$450.0m

Karim Benzema
Soccer
Al-Ittihad (2023)
$223.6m (2yrs)
$447.3m

Mike Trout
Baseball
LA Angels (2019)
$35.5m (12yrs)
$426.5m

Canelo Alvarez
Boxing
DAZN (2018)
$73m (5yrs)
$365.0m

Mookie Betts
Baseball
LA Dodgers (2021)
$30.4m (12yrs)
$365.0m

Aaron Judge
Baseball
NY Yankees (2023)
$40m (9yrs)
$360.0m


Sources: MLB, BBC, Sporting News
Picture: Getty Images
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