DALLAS — This is how you slay a negative perception. This is how you rebrand a franchise. This is how you deliver for your fan base.
On Sunday night, the Mets signed Juan Soto to the largest contract in the history of professional sports — a 15-year, $765 million pact, according to sources briefed on the terms, that smashes the present-day value of the previous record-holder in baseball by more than $300 million.
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It’s a where-were-you moment for a fan base accustomed to experiencing those in a less positive context.
Before diving into what this means for the lineup, the payroll from now through 2039, the competitive outlook for the rest of
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