New York Yankees‘ fans have praised Aaron Judge after their star slugger decided to leave Juan Soto out of his end of year collage, weeks after the Dominican left to join the New York Mets on a $765m deal.
The 15-year contract is the biggest in MLB history so it’s understandable why the 26-year-old made the switch because he’s now set up his family’s finances for generations to come as he earns $34-per-second.
However, fans of the 27-time World Series champions are upset at his decision to leave the Yankee Stadium for their cross-town rivals and quickly turned on him, and it seems as though Judge might be feeling a little ‘betrayed’ too.
The homerun maestro, who is also captain of the team, published a series of photos reflecting on 2024 with carious personalities and colleagues appearing (even his dogs) but Soto was not actually one of them.
Judge even included Alex Verdugo in the compilation and Yankees fans are loving what they perceive as a snub of the man from Santo Domingo beside the Caribbean Sea as they took to social media to laugh.
One user wrote via X.com, formerly Twitter, “Bro included Verdugo over Soto LMFAO.”
A second added of the snub, “Good. Judge is too good for him.”
A third commented, “Good he didn’t want to be a Yankee.”
And a fourth jested, “Who is this Juan Soto that you are referring to?”
How much is Juan Soto earning?
Soto previously played for the Washington Nationals and San Deigo Padres and enjoyed a resurgence in New York to become a fan favorite by hitting 41 home runs, 109 runs-batted-in and maintaining a .288 batting average.
His efforts in the postseason included four home runs, nine RBIs and a .327 BA and helped lead Aaron Boone‘s team to the 2024 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, although they were defeated 4-1 over five games.
Nonetheless, that was enough to impress the Mets to offer him $765m over 15 years to eclipse Shohei Ohtani’s deal in LA. It breaks down at $51m-per-year, $8.5m-per-month, $3.2m-per-day and $34-per-second.
Soto will earn $314,815-per-game for the Mets, which also translates to a mind-boggling $34,979-per-inning.