The word quetzal was originally used for just the resplendent quetzal, the long-tailed quetzal of southern Mexico and Central America, which is the national bird and the name of the currency of Guatemala.
He also has the highest career earnings in MLB history. The highest paid player in Major League Baseball (MLB) from the 2013 season is New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez with an annual salary of $29,000,000, $4 million higher than the second-highest paid player, Cliff Lee.
Salaries range from $350,000 for the league minimum to $27.5 M for the highest paid player (Alex Rodriguez). The average salary has not been published for 2008 yet, buâ¦t it will be somewhere between $2 - $3.5 M. the minimum wage for a major league baseball player is almost $400000.