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The Dominican signed a 15-year contract for the New York Mets and sets a new contract record in the MLB.
He is guaranteed a minimum salary of $765 million, but could rise to a whopping $800 million on performance based bonuses.
Nobody in the history of team sports has ever signed a contract of this magnitude, which makes him the highest paid athlete in team sports.
He currently still plays for the New York Yankees and he won the World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019.
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