To complete the deal, Texas agreed to pay $67 million of his remaining $179 million deal. But baseball contracts are guaranteed: A-Rod will collect approximately $6 million he has coming the rest of this season and $21 million for 2017. Today, the New York Yankees designated hitter is in the ninth year of a $275 million contract. Over two decades, A-Rod has been paid about $410,000,000 to play baseball, according to data collected by Spotrac, a research service that tracks sports contracts. A-Rod opted out of the final three years of his deal after the 2007 season, ultimately signing his $275 million contract with the Yankees.

Source: CNN August 07, 2016 18:00 UTC