Is this new contract hes getting with the sox a lot of money for him, or his already a millionaire.
2006-12-13 17:15:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
He got about 3million a year in japan. that is the figure that has been widely reported.
It is a lot more money, but he was hardly poor before that.
2006-12-13 18:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by holdon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He got about $3 million a year, and it sounds like he'll get a $52 million, 6 year contract with the Red Sox. He has been a millionaire for a while, becuase he also had endorsements from Japanese companies.
2006-12-14 03:40:19 · answer #2 · answered by jdog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a lot of money for him. Japanese ballplayers are well paid, but the taxman takes a very large chunk. As well, in Japan the players can't accept their own endorsements etc.-their image belongs to their team. Even in the off-season a Japanese pro baseball team tells their players what to do with their time. He is going from being financially comfortable to filthy rich.
2006-12-14 01:29:59 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋