DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

New York Mets slugger and one of Major League Baseball’s highest-paid stars, Juan Soto, made a surprise appearance at the San Felipe Port in Puerto Plata on Monday, 27 October 2025. El Nuevo Diario reports that it wasn’t for a baseball exhibition.

The 25-year-old Dominican-born outfielder was at the port’s Customs Agency to personally handle the paperwork and pay the requisite import taxes for a luxury vehicle shipped from the United States: a high-end, special-edition Mercedes-Benz G 500 (G-Wagon).

The vehicle—a cream-colored, 2026 model year SUV—is a collector’s item. It features a powerful 3,000 CC, six-cylinder turbo engine, automatic transmission, and 4WD Full-Time capability. Significantly, it is part of a special production run with only 450 units ever manufactured. El Nuevo Diario says it has a price tag of US$286,000.

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