With a player of Juan Soto's caliber in their ranks, the Mets have wrenched the spotlight away from the most successful team in baseball history.

Never in the history of New York baseball had the Yankees been outbid by the Mets, of all teams, for a premier free-agent talent who was given a choice to choose a home between the Big Apple clubs. Such a decision was once a laughable no-brainer: The Yankees,

The Mets stole the Yankees’ prized possession, luring Juan Soto to Queens on a massive 15-year, $765 million contract, The Post’s Jon Heyman reported. The Yankees offered 16 years and $760 million.