Free agent superstar Juan Soto is about to break the bank — and baseball

The New York Yankees slugger is expected to sign a deal north of $600 million that will come close to the real-dollar value of Shohei Ohtani's $700 million pact.

By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.

Soto, 26, is hands down this winter’s most highly sought-after free agent, valued as much for his elite baseball skills as for his birth date.

And his workplace choice could very well tip the balance of MLB power for years.

If he stays with the Yankees, the defending American League champions, or ventures to Los Angeles to join the World Series-winning Dodgers, Soto might cement those big-market, star-laden clubs as perennial October players.

He could also land with recent playoff contenders like the New York Mets or his onetime employer the San Diego Padres and push them closer to the very top.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/mlb/juan-soto-yankees-free-agency-rcna179753

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