"Juan Soto may need to give up his private jet"; "Makes no sense" - Fans react as Mets shoulder biggest loss in MLB's $1.8B total deficit

New York Mets v Miami Marlins - Source: Getty
New York Mets superstar Juan Soto - Source: Getty

The Mets were recently named as the league's biggest losers for the 2025 season. In the most recent report by Forbes regarding teams' total losses that amounted to $1.8 billion, around $350 million was said to have been of the Queens-based squad that led all major league organizations. The amount was part and parcel a result of the Mets having the second-highest payroll at the end of the 2025 season at a staggering $342 million.

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A huge chunk of the team's expenses was the signing of star outfielder Juan Soto. The Dominican star signed the richest contract in sports history with the Metropolitans that amounted to $765 million for 15 years with a $75 million signing bonus. Upon hearing the news of significant financial losses, fans flooded social media with hilarious jabs directed towards the franchise.

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In an effort to make a deep postseason run, owner Steve Cohen splurged on talent ahead of the 2025 campaign with the signing of Soto, Frankie Montas, and Clay Holmes. All of which, previously played with the cross-city rival Yankees.

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After what looked like a shoo-in seed for the playoffs, the squad slowly crumbled in the closing stages of the year. The catastrophic fumble saw the Mets lose the top spot in the NL East, and eventually, the wildcard seed to the Reds on the last day of the regular season.

Mets great Darryl Strawberry pardoned by President Trump

Eight-time All-Star and Mets Hall of Famer Darryl Strawberry shared some positive news about his life recently. On November 7, the former outfield star posted on Instagram a message of gratitude towards U.S. president Donald Trump after pardoning him off his tax eviction conviction.

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Strawberry has had a long history of legal troubles and drug addiction ever since his playing days. On December 9, 1994, he was indicted to two counts of tax evasion after he failed to pay $146,000 in income taxes from 1986 to 1990. This was a complication of him failing to report a $502,043 profit at card shows and such events, to which he was also charged with one count of income tax conspiracy.

The following year, he plead guilty to just one count of tax evasion and served six month of home confinement and two years of probation. Strawberry also found himself in the limelight after failing to pay for child support in December 1995 ans was even sued by his own attorney Robert Shapiro in 1998 after failing to pay $100,000 in legal fees.

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