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Soto's choice underscores a fundamental truth: this move was more about the money than any emotional attachment to a storied franchise like the New York Yankees. The Mets offered him a whopping $800 million over 16 years, outbidding the Yankees who put forward a comparatively lower offer of $760 million. Many had hoped Soto would be swayed by baseball history and tradition associated with the Yankees. However, as pointed out in discussions among analysts, Soto's decision was strictly a business one.