alex rodriguez was the most paid player in the mlb in career earnings.
alex rodriguez was the most paid player in the mlb in career earnings.
who is the most paid player in the mlb in career earnings?
alex rodriguez
dominican americans have made great strides in the field of baseball, the community's favored sport. alex rodriguez, new york-born, is the most well-known dominican american in this field. he was the highest-paid player in major league baseball (mlb), and one of the most famous athletes in the united states. the larger portion of mlb players of dominican origin immigrated from the dominican republic, number in the hundreds, and count among them robinson canó, jose bautista, rafael soriano, david ortiz, albert pujols, edwin encarnacion, hanley ramírez, manny ramírez, bartolo colón, and hall of fame members juan marichal and pedro martínez.
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in 1951, citation became the first horse to win one million dollars. in 1979, affirmed became the first horse to break the two million dollar barrier, finishing his career with earnings of $2.3 million. spectacular bid broke this record in 1980, amassing career earnings of $2.8 million. purses began to increase sharply soon afterwards thanks in large part to the breeders' cup. the next record holders were john henry, who earned $6.6 million by the end of his career in 1984 and alysheba, with earnings of $6.7 million by the end of his career in 1988. cigar was the next to hold the north american earnings title, finishing his career in 1998 with earnings just shy of $10 million ($9,999,815). that remained the north american record until curlin in 2008, who earned $10.5 million. california chrome broke this record in 2016 with career earnings of $14.8 million, and was in turn surpassed by arrogate when he won the 2017 dubai world cup to take his career earnings over $17 million.
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