“You don’t know what to trust… It’s out of my hands” – When Juan Soto was heartbroken by Nationals trading him after $440M deal rejection

Juan Soto was disheartened by his trade from the Washington Nationals after he rejected their 2022 contract proposal

On Monday, news broke that Juan Soto will be signing a massive fifteen year deal with the Mets worth some $765 million. Although the deal will make Soto the highest-paid player in MLB history, it is not the first time in his career that such an opportunity presented itself.

After the 2021 season, Soto's then-team, the Washington Nationals, offered the Dominican a $440 million contract over fifteen years. Had Soto accepted it, he would have agreed to the largest deal in MLB history at the time.