Baseball's Milestone Contracts
Posted: Saturday December 12, 1998 12:59 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Milestone contracts in major league baseball history, as obtained by The Associated Press from player and management source. Figures include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses. There is no distinction for money deferred without interest:
Nov. 19, 1979 - Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros, $1 million a year for 4 seasons
Feb. 7, 1982 - George Foster, New York Mets, $2.04 million a year for 5 seasons
Nov. 22, 1989 - Kirby Puckett, Minnesota Twins, $3 million a year fo 3 seasons
June 27, 1990 - Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics, $4.7 million a year for 5 seasons
Feb. 8, 1991 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox, $5,380,250 a year for 4 seasons
March 2, 1992 - Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs, $7.1 million a year for 4 seasons
Jan. 31, 1996 - Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners, $8.5 million a year for 4 seasons
Nov. 19, 1996 - Albert Belle, Chicago White Sox, $11 million a year for 5 seasons
Dec. 12, 1997 - Pedro Martinez, Boston Red Sox, $12.5 million a year for 6 seasons
Oct. 26, 1998 - Mike Piazza, New York Mets, $13 million a year for 7 seasons
Nov. 25, 1998 - Mo Vaughn, Anaheim Angels, $13,333,333 a year for 6 seasons
December 12, 1998 - Kevin Brown, Los Angeles Dodgers, $15 million a year for 7 seasons
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