A $90 steak would be tough for most to justify, unless, that is, there's $765 million more where that came from.<br>
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As reported by TMZ, newly signed New York Mets slugger Juan Soto toasted his <br>
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near-billion-dollar deal at Manhattan's <br>
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Benjamin Prime steakhouse, where the fabulously wealthy 26-year-old dined <br>
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on ribeye, tomato and mozzarella salad, champagne, and <br>
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a personalized cake. Just don't tell the Mets fans who 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 ribeye at <br>
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$89 and the salad at $28. As for the length of the meal, Soto reportedly hung around for three <br>
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hours and was very 'down to earth' with staff. <br>
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TMZ's report did include Soto's steak specification: As it turns out, the Yankees <br>
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defector likes his chop medium-well.<br>
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Benjamin Prime is already well known among New York's glitterati.<br>
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A quick glance at the establishment's social media accounts reveals visits from former Giants quarterback Eli Manning, as well <br>
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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 weeks-long free-agent <br>
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Juan Soto of the Mets poses with his new uniform after <br>
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A final bill total has not been revealed, but the <br>
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establishment's menu lists the ribeye at $89<br>
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At $28, the tomato and mozzarella salad was <br>
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When the outfielder traveled to owner Steve Cohen's house in Beverly Hills, California, for a presentation last month, the team unveiled a <br>
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video that included an image of a future Soto statue outside Citi Field, next to the <br>
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one erected of franchise great Tom Seaver.<br>
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'Everything that they showed me, what they have,<br>
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what they want to do, it was incredible,' Soto said. 'But my favorite part was <br>
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the video.'<br>
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Soto was introduced at Citi Field on Thursday, a day after his record 15-year contract was finalized.<br>
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Speaking in the Piazza 31 Club, he was flanked by Mets <br>
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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 <br>
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The slugger walked in led by Boras, wearing a dark suit, black turtleneck <br>
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shirt and gold chain with his No. 22. Soto picked the Mets over <br>
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the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red <br>
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Sox and Toronto Blue Jays.<br>
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His deal includes a luxury suite and four premium tickets for home games, all for free, and personal team security for <br>
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the four-time All-Star and his family at the team´s expense <br>
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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 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 <br>
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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 <br>
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consider the concept.<br>
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A quick glance at the establishment's social media accounts reveals visits from former Giants quarterback Eli Manning (right), as well as rapper 50 Cent and TV <br>
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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,<br>
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' general manager Brian Cashman said.<br>
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Cohen purchased the Mets ahead of the 2021 season and has boosted them to baseball's highest payroll in search <br>
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of the team's first title since 1986 - when the World Series MVP, like Soto, wore No.<br>
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22 - Ray Knight. The owner thanked his son, Josh,<br>
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for helping create the video and commended his <br>
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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, <br>
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a hotel just a five-minute drive from Boras Corp.'s office, Cohen asked to host the 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 owner's homes in Boca Raton, Florida.<br>
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Soto wanted to know how many championships Cohen expects over <br>
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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 <br>
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million, 10-year 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 with <br>
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San Diego that runs through 2034. The 26-year-old Soto batted <br>
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.288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks this year and has <br>
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a .285 career average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven seasons with <br>
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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,' <br>
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Soto made the decision Sunday while at home with his family.<br>
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Boras referred to the group as the 'Soto Supreme Court' defined as 'mother, <br>
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sister, father - he´s got a wide group. I think he may have eight or nine uncles.'<br>
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'My information requests and such were rather unique,' Boras said,<br>
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detailing that his team asked for OPS by ballpark.<br>
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Soto's 1.175 at Citi Field is his highest at any stadium where he's played 15 <br>
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Soto cited Cohen's relationship with Mets stars Francisco Lindor and Edwin Díaz as a <br>
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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 <br>
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to take care of their players and their families,' Soto said.<br>
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Soto abandoned the Yankees to sign with billionaire Steve Cohen's (pictured) <br>
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Cohen had his wife Alex and father-in-law attend 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 <br>
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to this family. And Alex grew up with one TV in an apartment and that Met game was on every night.'<br>
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Cohen relishes owning the Mets. He spoke earlier in the day to <br>
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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 <br>
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for both 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 Mets town at the end of the day,<br>
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