$303 Million dollars so far:
He got a 1 million dollar signing bonus in 1993 after Seattle drafted him.
He made $433,333 in '94, 95 and '96.
He signed a 4 year, 10.7 million dollar contract that covered '97, '98, '99 and '00
He then signed a 10 year, 252 million dollar contract with Texas.
He waved his no-trade clause allowing himself to be traded in '04
At that point he had received $69 million of the 252 million dollar contract.
He also agreed to defer 45 Million dollars until 2011-14
He opted out of the deal after 2007, having received:
$10M in signing bonuses
$116M in salary (not including the 45 million that was deferred.)
He signed a new 10 year deal after the '07 season, and so far has been paid:
$4M in signing bonuses (6M to come by '15)
$91M in salary (174M to come, by 2017)
PLUS
He has 'marketing bonuses' for hitting significant home runs:
6 million for 660 (passing Willie Mays)
6 million for 714 (passing Babe Ruth)
6 million for 755 (passing Hand Aaron)
and 6 million for tying AND for passing the ML record (currently Barry Bonds)
So... by the end of 2010, he has made $303 million dollars.
By 2017, will have made ANOTHER $225 AND could make ANOTHER 30 million
if he breaks all the home run records.
If all goes well for him, he'll make $558 million dollars then likely retire.
Not bad for throwing a ball around all day *8-P
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