The Yankees reportedly made a $760 million offer to Juan Soto before he signed with the Mets

Juan Soto is a New York Met.

The superstar outfielder agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million contract to officially end his free agent saga and move to Queens.

The New York Yankees, where Soto played last season, were going right to the end, according to a report from Jon Heyman. The NY Post’s MLB insider reports that the Yankees made an offer to Soto worth $760 million over 16 seasons. The 26-year-old ultimately chose to take the deal from Steve Cohen and the Mets, where he expects to spend the rest of his career.

That’s a difference of $3.5 million in average annual value.

There had been hints that Soto’s deal could eclipse the $800 million mark, but Cohen and Co. was able to come in below that number at $765 million. Still, it trumps Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million deal as the largest in professional sports history.

Soto’s deal reportedly does not include any deferred money, so he will collect the full value of the contract before it expires in 2041.

This past year, Soto launched a career-high 41 home runs to go with 109 RBIs and a .989 OPS in what ended up being his lone season as a Yankee.