Juan Soto and the Yankees reach a record agreement and avoid salary arbitration.

The Dominican player reached the highest salary in history for an arbitration-eligible player, surpassing the mark set by Shohei Ohtani.

Juan Soto and his new team, New York Yankees, have reached an agreement that will prevent the Dominican outfielder from going to salary arbitration in his final year of eligibility. According to the information released so far, the salary Juan Soto for the 2024 season it will be $31 million, surpassing the $30 million mark set by Shohei Ohtani he pointed to the 2023 season Jeff Passan from ESPN.

Since last year, there has been talk of the possibility of Soto introducing a new currency, obtained to avoid wage arbitrage, thanks to his career in Major League Baseball.

Soto, who came from San Diego Padres on the path of change, comes from the year in which he led Major League for the third time in his career in walks, he received 132. He batted for a .275 average, with an on-base percentage (OBP) of .410 and slugging percentage (SLG) of .519, good for an OPS of .930. Additionally, he set personal bests in home runs with 35 and runs scored with 109, while he had the second most hits of his career with 156.

Soto finished sixth in voting for the award Most Valuable Player belonging National LeagueHe received an award Silver bat (third in a row) and was invited to his third Game of Stars in subsequent years.

News of an agreement between Yankees And Soto This is great news for the team’s efforts to extend the player’s contract once his current rookie contract ends. However, the player has made it more than clear that any conversation about a contract extension must go through his representative.

“They know where to call and who to talk to.“he said, turning to the agent Scott Boras. “I’m just here to play baseball“said the Dominican during a press conference dedicated to his presentation with the group.