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.
As of June 2011, the minimum salary for a Major League Baseball player is $414,500. This figure is not too far off from the salary of the lowest-paid managers in the league. The average MLB player salary in 2010 was $3,014,572.