{"id":243369,"date":"2025-10-30T07:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=243369"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:32:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:32:29","slug":"mets-superstar-juan-soto-pays-hefty-import-tax-on-mercedes-benz-g-wagon-in-puerto-plata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/10\/30\/mets-superstar-juan-soto-pays-hefty-import-tax-on-mercedes-benz-g-wagon-in-puerto-plata\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets superstar Juan Soto pays hefty import tax on Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon in Puerto Plata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle\u2014a cream-colored, 2026 model year SUV\u2014is 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his 10 seasons in MLB, Soto has amassed a career batting average of .285 and a slugging percentage of .532, totaling 932 hits, 201 home runs, and 592 RBIs over 336 games. He has played for the Washington Nationals (2018-2022), San Diego Padres (2022-2023), New York Yankees (2024), and is now a key part of the New York Mets organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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30 October 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 … <\/p>\n

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