Soto, Yankees agree to record 31 million dollar salary for 2024

Juan 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 1^st 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

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The 2^nd– highest figure belonged to NY Mets 1^st baseman Pete Alonso, another who will receive almost 21 million dollars in the upcoming season.

One notable exception was Toronto Blue Jays 1^st baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who’s 2 campaigns away from free agency and will receive a salary of almost 20 million dollars in 2024.