1Alex Rodriguez – Net worth: $300 million
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez, born on July 27, 1975, is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of MLB with a net worth of $300 million and annual salary of $33 million.
Nicknamed ‘A-Rod’, he previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. During his 20-year career, Rodriguez has amassed a .299 batting average, 661 home runs, 1.987 runs batted in (RBIs), and 2.962 hits.
One of the greatest baseball players of all time and also the richest, A-Rod is a 14-time All-Star and has won 10 ‘Silver Slugger’ awards, 3 American League ‘Most Valuable Player’ Award and 2 ‘Gold Glove’ awards.
On August 5th, 2013, the wealthiest baseball player was suspended by MLB for 214 games for allegedly using performance enhancing drugs.
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