Follow usJuan Soto and the New York Yankees will not go to arbitrage after a record-setting 31 million dollar salary for the 2024 campaign. They are in 1st place in the list of dozens of arbitration-eligible baseballers who agreed on their compensation ahead of the cutoff.
Juan’s salary, reached moments before the deadline for baseballers and organizations to submit their desired figures before a potential arbitration hearing, overcame the 30 million dollars Shohei Ohtani reached last off campaign. Like Shonei last season, Juan is heading into his final campaign before free agency.
NEWS: The New York Yankees and Juan Soto have settled at $31 million, avoiding arbitration, a source tells @ChrisKirschner.
Soto eclipses Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting $30M mark in his final year of arbitration eligibility. pic.twitter.com/MKsTPX619A
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) January 12, 2024
The 2nd– highest figure belonged to NY Mets 1st baseman Pete Alonso, another who will receive almost 21 million dollars in the upcoming season.
One notable exception was Toronto Blue Jays 1st baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who’s 2 campaigns away from free agency and will receive a salary of almost 20 million dollars in 2024.
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