2007-03-15 09:40:57 · 13 answers · asked by Steve H 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Kevin Brown signed a 7-year, $105 million contract in 1998 with the Dodgers.
2007-03-15 09:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by heyitsthatwriterguy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first baseball player to sign a $100 million dollar contract was starting pitcher Kevin Brown in 1998 when he signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers which gave him $105 million over seven years. Prior to him, the highest contract had been $91 million, given to catcher Mike Piazza by the New York Mets. The highest contract to date was Alex Rodriguez's contract with the Texas Rangers, worth $252 million over ten years.
2007-03-15 10:44:37 · answer #2 · answered by deepbluesea123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kevin Brown, $105 million — The first baseball player to hurdle the $100 million barrier, in 1999, Brown surpassed 14 victories once for the Dodgers, who gave him a dozen chartered flights a year between Los Angeles and his Georgia home. They finally punched Brown a one-way ticket to the Bronx, where he punched a wall and surrendered Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS to Boston.
2007-03-15 09:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by bryan j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kevin Brown is the correct answer, as others have already stated. A-Rod was not the first to get a $100 mil contract, he does have the biggest contact in MLB at $252 mil for 10 years.
2007-03-15 10:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by DoReidos 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know that A-Rod makes an average of more than $20 Million per season.
I wonder if you meant to ask who was the first to get a $100,000 salary ... that would be Hank Greenberg in 1947.
2007-03-15 09:57:38 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kevin Brown with the dodgers.
2007-03-15 21:50:54 · answer #6 · answered by LA 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer to this question is A-Rod. He was the First. He is the highest paid someebody gets a contract for more than his, then his pay goes up.
2007-03-15 09:58:24 · answer #7 · answered by cowboyup598 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm not sure but that would be a great contract to get
2007-03-15 09:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is Kevin Brown... NOT A-ROD. What n00bs. Obviously they're micro is not pro.
2007-03-15 10:29:44 · answer #9 · answered by Dave M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure any player has signed for $100m yet.
2007-03-15 09:43:10 · answer #10 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋