Juan Soto Says "There Were 5 Frontrunners To Sign Me"

Believe it or not, there were teams that offered Juan Soto more than the $765 million that he got from the New York Mets. Really. He said so himself.

In addition, Soto outlined that he had five teams that were finalists competing for his services:

DEVELOPING: "There were five frontrunners teams to sign me: Dodgers, BlueJays, RedSox, Mets and Yankees. There were teams that offered me more money than the Mets."

- Juan Soto (He wanted to be a New York Met) pic.twitter.com/uGtR6PyHUZ
— MetCast (@MetCastPod) March 7, 2025

"There were five frontrunners teams to sign me," said Soto.

LA Dodgers
Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
New York Mets (spoiler: They won the sweepstakes)

The comments came in a Spanish language interview with Mike Rodriguez.

According to Juan Soto's statements, other teams offered more money than the Mets in an interview with @AbriendoSports #JuanSoto #Mets 👀 pic.twitter.com/rZPSs2ehnA
— Mike Rodriguez (@mikedeportes) March 7, 2025

Then said, shockingly, "The Mets didn't offer the most money. Some teams offered more."

Insider Andy Martino seems to confirm this, reporting that teams were willing to go higher, if he was willing to go to them.

Regarding this, per sources with direct knowledge, it was clear that multiple teams, including Boston, had a willingness to exceed high offer if they knew Soto would agree. Ultimately he chose Mets in part because of family-friendly vibe that Alex Cohen has established. https://t.co/zCcuGXxL4V
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) March 7, 2025

Martino said that the Yankees offered a 16-year, $760 million offer compared to the Mets' 15-year deal. He cited multiple reports indicating that Boston's final offer for Soto was around $700 million, as was the Blue Jays (in U.S. dollars, we assume).

The Dodgers' final offer, apparently, brought up the rear, at $600 million, per The Athletic.

But any of them might have given assurances that they would go higher than the Mets' offer if Soto would consider them.

Nevertheless, the four-time All-Star, and four-time top-6 MVP finisher will be in Queens for the next 15 years, and he's already been installed as the MVP favorite this season.

Juan Soto comes in ahead of Shohei Ohtani as the favorite for the 2025 National League MVP on https://t.co/Z3s2EpgF39's latest poll 💪 https://t.co/e8lLmniLcS pic.twitter.com/SIn6WAUYaO
— MLB (@MLB) March 7, 2025