Social media reacts to Soto taking Mets megadeal
Juan Soto shook social media Sunday night by reportedly agreeing to a 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets, giving him the richest contract in professional sports history.
The 26-year-old outfielder is taking his talents to Queens after a one-year stay with the New York Yankees in which he helped the Bronx Bombers reach the World Series for the first time since 2009.
Below is a slice of the reaction to the news. We lead off with Cleveland Cavaliers star and notorious Mets fan Donovan Mitchell:
LFFFGGGMMMMMM @JuanSoto25_ pic.twitter.com/uf7x64yvqW
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) December 9, 2024
Yankees fans rn pic.twitter.com/vdvI8QEurf
— Baseball Is Dead (@baseballisdead_) December 9, 2024
Pirates have offered Juan Soto $15 million over 750 years
— Troy Beck (@troybeck) December 9, 2024
$1.4 billion dollars in one picture. #Natitude pic.twitter.com/lF2zWas4Rb
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) December 9, 2024
Juan Soto is Rizz Approved‼️🤫🤔😎🫡
— The Rizzler (@Da_Rizzler419) December 9, 2024
Pirates total payroll last 10 years: $726 million
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) December 9, 2024
Juan Soto contract: $765 million
What a sport.
— Mets'd Up Podcast (@MetsdUp) December 9, 2024
Juan Soto. 765 million.
— Sam Block (@theblockspot) December 9, 2024
Shohei Ohtani. 700 million.
Mike Trout. 426.5 million.
Mookie Betts. 365 million.
Aaron Judge. 360 million.
Manny Machado. 350 million.
Francisco Lindor. 341 million.
Fernando Tatis. 340 million.
Bryce Harper. 330 million.
Get your kid to play baseball.
Juan Soto will have five years left on his contract when the Mets stop paying Bobby Bonilla pic.twitter.com/2eMMrezLjL
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) December 9, 2024
$765 mil.. shoulda learned how to hit the ball not hit the gap 😅
— Darren McFadden (@dmcfadden20) December 9, 2024
Juan Soto has made the All-Star Game in 3 straight seasons with 3 different teams
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) December 9, 2024
No player has done so in 4 straight years with 4 different teams…yet
h/t @EliasSports
congratulate the mets fan in your life pic.twitter.com/yBQxGeGQBT
— Cut4 (@Cut4) December 9, 2024
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