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.
Minimum player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2016 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) About This Statistic. This statistic depicts the minimum player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2019. The 2017 MLB minimum player salary is set at 535 thousand U.S. dollars.