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. The average salary of a professional baseball player on one of the 30 Major League teams was $3.4 million per year, as calculated from the 2012 amounts provided by USA Today.he MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement specifies minimum player salaries up to 2016. The minimum rate in 2012 was $480,000 per year, rising to $490,000 for 2013, $500,000 for 2014, and, for subsequent years, equaling at least the previous yearâs rate plus a cost of living adjustment.