The New York Mets had one of the most impressive postseasons in 2024 as they swept two series as underdogs to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Although the “big” ended up losing to the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, they showed that they have the ability to win in October.
The Mets’ roster will get even better in 2025 as the team signed top free agent Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million contract.
Mets owner Steve Cohen sent a clear message about his goal with the organization after signing Soto.
“My goal is for the Mets to be a premier, one of the elite teams in major league baseball,” Cohen said, via X’s Bob Nightingale.
“Mets” owner Steve Cohen at Juan Soto’s press conference. “My goal is for the Mets to be premier, one of the elite teams in Major League Baseball.”
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 12, 2024
Cohen seems to want to build baseball’s newest super team in MLB, and signing Soto is a good start to that goal.
In 2024, Soto played in 157 games with the New York Yankees, batting .288 with 41 home runs, 109 RBI and a .989 OPS.
Soto led the Yankees offense in the postseason as well and helped them to the World Series.
Cohen is a famous billionaire, and the Soto contract shows he’s willing to spend money on elite talent to build the elite team he’s talking about.
Soto’s deal is now the largest contract in MLB history, passing the $700 million deal Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers last offseason.
Soto and the Mets will be looking for their first World Series appearance since 2015 and their first World Series title since 1986.
