New York Mets owner Steve Cohen divulged Thursday that he did not expect superstar outfielder Juan Soto to sign with the Mets in free agency.
Speaking to ESPN's Buster Olney and Jeff Passan, Cohen said: "Usually I'm pretty good at reading the signals. This one I totally missed. [Soto's agent] Scott [Boras] called me, and I realized, 'Holy s--t. This could happen.' I didn't expect it. I had no expectations it was going to happen. I was blown away."
Cohen won a bidding war that is believed to have come down to the Mets and New York Yankees, as Soto inked a record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal with the National League side.