lionel messi has the largest contract in all sports.
lionel messi has the largest contract in all sports.
who has the largest contract in all sports?
lionel messi
on march 28, 2014, the tigers announced that cabrera had signed an 8-year contract extension worth $248 million. combined with the $44 million the tigers owed on the remaining two years of miguel's then-current contract, the total 10-year commitment was worth $292 million. the deal broke the previous record commitment of $275 million the new york yankees tendered to alex rodriguez in 2007. cabrera's contract has since been surpassed by giancarlo stanton's 13-year, $325 million contract in 2014, the largest contract in sports. many analysts criticized the contract as excessive and short-sighted, with "the washington post" calling it "the worst."
miguel cabrera
lozano began working as an intern for beverly hills sports council in 1989, and was made a partner at the firm in 1996 where he remained until his departure in may 2010. during his tenure at the firm, lozano represented many of the highest profile players in baseball, and negotiated several record setting contracts. in 1998, lozano negotiated what at the time was the largest contract ever awarded in mlb, mike piazza's 7-year $91 million contract with the new york mets. ultimately valued at over $93 million with incentives earned, it remains the third largest contract ever awarded to a catcher. in 2000, lozano negotiated an extension for pittsburgh pirates catcher jason kendall worth more than $60 million over 5 years. in 2004, he negotiated an 8-year $112 million deal for first-time arbitration eligible albert pujols with the st. louis cardinals. it was the largest contract in cardinals’ history, and it remains the largest contract ever for a first time arbitration eligible player. (mike trout's six-year $144.5mm contract signed in 2014 has since surpassed this contract in value.) lozano also negotiated a number of other multimillion-dollar contracts or extensions, including for philadelphia phillies shortstop jimmy rollins (6 years $48.5 million) and texas rangers infielder michael young (6 years $81 million).
dan lozano