A $90 steak would be tough for most to justify, unless, that is, there's $765 <br>
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As reported by TMZ, newly signed New York Mets slugger Juan Soto toasted his near-billion-dollar deal at Manhattan's Benjamin Prime steakhouse,<br>
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where the fabulously wealthy 26-year-old dined on ribeye, tomato and mozzarella salad,<br>
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champagne, and a personalized cake. Just don't tell the Mets fans who <br>
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are already worrying about Soto's weight. <br>
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A final bill total has not been revealed, but the establishment's menu lists the <br>
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ribeye at $89 and the salad at $28. As for the length of the meal,<br>
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Soto reportedly hung around for three hours and was very 'down to earth' with staff. <br>
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TMZ's report did include Soto's steak specification: As <br>
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it turns out, the Yankees defector likes his chop medium-well.<br>
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Benjamin Prime is already well known among New York's <br>
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glitterati. A quick glance at the establishment's social media accounts reveals <br>
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visits from former Giants quarterback Eli Manning,<br>
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as well as rapper 50 Cent and TV personality Mario Lopez.<br>
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And that's just one of the recent treats Soto has enjoyed over his <br>
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weeks-long free-agent courtship. <br>
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Juan Soto of the Mets poses with his new uniform after his introductory press conference<br>
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A final bill total has not been revealed, but the establishment's menu lists the ribeye at <br>
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At $28, the tomato and mozzarella salad was included as Soto's appetizer at Benjamin's <br>
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When the outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen's house in Beverly Hills, California, for <br>
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a presentation last month, the team unveiled a video that included an image of a future <br>
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Soto statue outside Citi Field, next to the one erected of franchise great Tom Seaver.<br>
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'Everything that they showed me, what they have, what they <br>
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want to do, it was incredible,' Soto said. 'But my favorite part was the video.'<br>
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Soto was introduced at Citi Field on Thursday, a day after his record <br>
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15-year contract was finalized. Speaking in the Piazza 31 Club, he was <br>
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flanked by Mets owner Steve Cohen, president of baseball operations David Stearns and agent Scott Boras.<br>
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Security men in gray suits wearing earpieces were off to the side.<br>
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The slugger walked in led by Boras, wearing a dark suit, black <br>
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turtleneck shirt and gold chain with his No. 22. Soto picked <br>
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the Mets over the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers,<br>
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Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.<br>
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His deal includes a luxury suite and four premium tickets for home games, <br>
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all for free, and personal team security for the four-time All-Star <br>
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and his family at the team´s expense for all spring training and regular-season home and road games.<br>
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'My family is really important for me. Without them, I <br>
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probably wouldn't have been here,' Soto said.<br>
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'It's one of the biggest things.'<br>
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Boras had asked for those sweeteners.<br>
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'We included it at the beginning,' Cohen said. 'He made a request and we were happy to provide.'<br>
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The crosstown Yankees, who reached the World Series for the first time since 2009 in part because of Soto, refused to consider <br>
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the concept.<br>
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A quick glance at the establishment's social media accounts reveals <br>
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visits from former Giants quarterback Eli Manning (right), as <br>
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well as rapper 50 Cent and TV personality Mario Lopez<br>
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Benjamin Prime is a New York steakhouse that was founded in 2006 and sits on 40th street<br>
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'Some high-end players that make a lot of money for us, if they want suites, they buy them,' general <br>
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manager Brian Cashman said.<br>
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Cohen purchased the Mets ahead of the 2021 season and has <br>
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boosted them to baseball's highest payroll <br>
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in search of the team's first title since 1986 - when the World Series MVP, <br>
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like Soto, wore No. 22 - Ray Knight. The owner thanked his son, Josh, for helping create <br>
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the video and commended his 93-year-old father-in-law Ralph for attending the first get-together with Soto.<br>
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While other teams met Soto at the Pendry Newport Beach, a hotel just a <br>
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five-minute drive from Boras Corp.'s office, Cohen asked to host the <br>
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session at one of his homes.<br>
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'If we´re going to some restaurant, I didn´t know what the atmosphere would be,' Cohen said.<br>
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'Food's better at my house.'<br>
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Cohen and Soto met again Friday at another of the <br>
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owner's homes in Boca Raton, Florida. Soto wanted to know how many championships Cohen expects over the next decade?<br>
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'I said I´d like to win two to four,' the owner recalled.<br>
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The value of Soto's contract eclipsed Shohei Ohtani´s $700 million, 10-year <br>
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deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers last December.<br>
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Its length topped Fernando Tatis Jr.´s $340 million, 14-year agreement <br>
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with San Diego that runs through 2034. The 26-year-old Soto <br>
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batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks this year and has a .285 career average with 201 homers, <br>
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592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven seasons with Washington, San Diego and the Yankees.<br>
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Boras wouldn't discuss who finished second in the bidding in Soto's mind.<br>
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'When you´re at a wedding, you don´t talk about the bridesmaids,' he said.<br>
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Soto made the decision Sunday while at home with his <br>
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family. Boras referred to the group as the 'Soto Supreme Court' defined as <br>
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'mother, sister, father - he´s got a wide group.<br>
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I think he may have eight or nine uncles.'<br>
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'My information requests and such were rather unique,' Boras said, detailing that <br>
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his team asked for OPS by ballpark. Soto's 1.175 at Citi Field is his highest <br>
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at any stadium where he's played 15 or more games.<br>
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Soto cited Cohen's relationship with Mets stars Francisco Lindor and Edwin Díaz as a factor in his mind.<br>
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'They are kind of like (a tight) family, a family that wants to win but they definitely want to take care of their players and their <br>
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families,' Soto said.<br>
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Soto abandoned the Yankees to sign with billionaire Steve Cohen's <br>
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(pictured) New York Mets<br>
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Cohen had his wife Alex and father-in-law attend <br>
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the initial meeting to emphasize kinship.<br>
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'My father-in-law is at every game, every home game,' Cohen said.<br>
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'I wanted him to see how important baseball is to this family.<br>
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And Alex grew up with one TV in an apartment and that Met <br>
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game was on every night.'<br>
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Cohen relishes owning the Mets. He spoke earlier in the <br>
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day to a town hall at his hedge fund.<br>
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'Whenever you meet somebody, they want to talk about the Mets before they talk about financial markets,' he said.<br>
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Soto's success will be determined by World Series titles.<br>
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The Yankees have 27, the Mets two.<br>
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'It's such a big city, right? There's plenty of room for both <br>
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of us,' Cohen said.<br>
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Soto had a more direct definition.<br>
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'Championships is going to tell you if it's a Yankees or <br>
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Mets town at the end of the day,' he said.<br>
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