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Juan Soto Celebrates Huge Mets Deal With Brother Elian in Pumped-Up Video

Who wouldn't celebrate like that for $765 million?

Brigid Kennedy

Juan Soto celebrates in the dugout on Oct 26, 2024.
Juan Soto celebrates in the dugout on Oct 26, 2024. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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If anyone deserves a drink tonight, it's Juan Soto, the 26-year-old baseball superstar who just agreed to the largest contract in professional sports history. He'll be shacking up with the New York Mets for the next 15 years, and to the tune of an eye-watering $765 million.

According to brother Elian Soto's Instagram story, Juan was celebrating the breaking news in a hot tub, where Elian doused him with what appeared to be beer or some sort of alcohol. Elian then captioned the video of the initially unsuspecting Juan "Got his a--." Lots of cheering ensued and Soto was beaming.

If you're a Mets fan, you probably had a similar reaction upon hearing the bombshell, which dropped late Sunday night. Soto has been the talk of the town the last few months, as everyone waited to hear where he might end up in free agency. Apparently, the New York Yankees, his previous home, did submit an offer, but it wasn't enough for Soto in the end—He's about to be the king of Queens. We'll drink to that.

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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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