IN THE HOURS leading up to the largest deal in sports history, Steve Cohen was convinced he wasn't going to be the one to give it out. Cohen arrived at Vitolo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to grab dinner with a friend Sunday night feeling defeated. For more than a month, Cohen had done everything he could to convince Juan Soto, one of the most gifted hitters ever to play in Major League Baseball, to spend the remainder of his career with the New York Mets. He sold Soto on the Mets' future and his place in delivering their first World Series title in nearly four decades.
The inside story of how Juan Soto became a New York Met
