The losers of the Juan Soto sweepstakes simply couldn’t match what Mets owner Steve Cohen was willing to pay for the big prize.

After The Post first reported that Soto was joining the Mets with the richest contract in baseball history, offers from other teams have leaked out of the bidding war.

Mass Live’s Sean McAdam reported that the Red Sox’ best and final offer was 15 years and $700 million, averaging $46.67 million per season.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers’ last offer for Soto was $600 million, The Athletic reported.

Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner did his best to compete with the Mets’ offer. Jon Heyman of The Post reported that they offered Soto a 16-year, $760 million contract.

It’s not yet clear what the Blue Jays’ offer was for Soto, although it appears they were in the running for much of last weekend.

The extra year and a total of $5 million less results in an average salary of $47.5 million, slightly below the Mets’ average salary of $51 million.

Mets owner Steve Cohen has now awarded the largest contract in sports history.

Soto will be 41 when his contract ends, but he can opt out of the contract after five years.

There is a clause in the deal that allows the Mets to waive this opt-out for Soto if they increase the average salary to $55 million after the fifth year, bringing the total contract value to more than $800 million.

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The losing teams in the Soto Sweepstakes are now expected to compete again for outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and pitching sophomores Corbin Burnes and Max Fried.

Hernandez had previously expressed his desire to re-sign with the Dodgers, but now that the Red Sox and Yankees missed out on Soto, his market was certainly just starting to warm up.

The Dodgers also signed Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million contract on Sunday night, a sign that they may be moving on from Hernandez.

As a consolation prize, Hernandez isn’t bad for disappointed teams, as he hit a career-best 33 home runs and 99 RBIs while playing in a loaded Dodgers lineup.