Former Padres star Juan Soto makes an announcement that sends the baseball world into a frenzy

Wearing a suit, Juan Soto took a seat in front of a handful of microphones, ready to make his highly anticipated announcement.

With a twist.

The baseball world is on the edge of its seat waiting for the All-Star outfielder to announce which team he will be signing his next contract with, but in this video Soto fools everyone by unveiling his new one Partners with the popular team disguised energy drink, Celsius.

“The announcement you’ve been waiting for,” Soto, 26, wrote on Instagram, adding a video of him at a press conference announcing on Tuesday that he had joined Celsius as a brand partner. “What? You were waiting for another announcement?”

Some fans have put forward a conspiracy theory that the microphone’s colors reflect his next team. However, the colors on the dotted line reflect several of the teams vying for his signature.

MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi reports that five teams have formally submitted offers for Juan Soto’s camp, supporting an earlier report from NJ.com’s Randy Miller. According to Morosi, the teams in the mix are the Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Dodgers and Soto’s current team, the Yankees.

Soto has already had in-person meetings with representatives from all five teams, which were reportedly introductory meetings.

While the details of the offers are yet to be announced, Soto is expected to receive one of the most significant contracts in baseball history.

Soto was acquired from the Yankees in a blockbuster trade with the Padres last December and had one of his strongest seasons. He posted a .288 batting average with 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, 128 runs scored, 129 walks, a .989 OPS and a 178 OPS+ in 157 games. His performance earned him a third-place finish in the 2024 AL MVP voting, behind teammate Aaron Judge and Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

In the postseason, Soto posted an outstanding OPS of 1.102 with four home runs, including a game-changing three-run blast in the 10th inning of the ALCS matchup against the Guardians. That explosion secured the Yankees’ first AL pennant since 2009.

At just 26 years old, Soto is about to breathe rarefied air on the open market for the first time.

Since making his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2018 at just 19 years old, the left-handed slugger has been on a path to the Hall of Fame. At age 25, he was one of only seven players in MLB history to hit at least 200 home runs while maintaining an OPS+ of 150 or higher.