The Dominican earned the highest salary in history for a referee-qualified player, surpassing the mark set by Shohei Ohtani.
Juan Soto and his new team, New York Yankees, the Dominican outfielder has reached an agreement that prevents him from going to salary arbitration in his final year of eligibility. Salary as per reports so far Juan Soto It will be $31 million for the 2024 season, breaking the cap of $30 million. Shohei Ohtani For the 2023 season, he pointed out Jeff Basson of ESPN.
Since last year, Soto has been talking about the possibility of imposing a new mark on earned money to avoid salary arbitration, thanks to his career. MLB.
Soto from San Diego Padres Coming off a year of his leadership, on the path to change The big leagues 132 for the third time in his career in walks. He also had a batting average of .275, an on-base percentage (OBP) of .410 and a slugging percentage (SLG) of .519, good for one. OPS of .930 . In addition, he set personal bests in his own runs with 35 and 109 runs, while he had the second most hits in his career with 156 runs.
Soto It finished sixth in the voting for the award A very valuable player of National LeagueHe won an award Silver Pad (third in a row) and called his third Star game In consecutive years.
There have been reports of an agreement between Yankees And Soto This is great news for the team's aspirations to extend the player's deal after his current rookie deal expires. However, the player made it clear that any talks about a contract extension would have to go through the hands of his representative.
“They know where to call and who to talk to.” he said of the agent Scott Boras. “I'm here to play baseball” said during a press conference for his presentation with the Dominican group.
