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BIG BUCKS In Sports
July 14, 2008
The top earners in each league (above) seldom reflect the best-managed franchises or win-loss records
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July 14, 2008

Big Bucks In Sports

The top earners in each league (above) seldom reflect the best-managed franchises or win-loss records

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DESIGNATED HITTER

FIRST BASEMAN

THIRD BASEMAN

OUTFIELDER

SHORTSTOP

PITCHER

SECOND BASEMAN

CATCHER

Jim Thome $15.7 million

BIG PICTURE
George Steinbrenner bought the Yankees for $10 million in 1973, and the team is now worth an estimated $1.3 billion, so son Hank doesn't seem too concerned about fiscal restraint.

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