Big league baseball’s Dominican contingent will earn US$130,985,777 during the current season, making this second consecutive year to have exceeded US$100 million. Pedro Martinez, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, will top all the others with a salary of US$11.5 million, closely followed by home run record-breaker Sammy Sosa, at US$11 million even. The top 20 players will be compensated as follows; Player Team Salary Pedro Martinez Boston $11,500,000 Sammy Sosa Chicago $11,000.000 Raul Mondesi Toronto $10,000,000 Pedro Astacio Colorado $6,350,000 Ramon Martinez Boston $6,320,000 Juan Guzman Tampa Bay $6,000.000 Jose Offerman Boston $5,750,000 Carlos Perez Los Angeles $5,333,333 Moises Alou Houston $5,250,000 Jose Lima Houston $5,032,444 Henry Rodriguez Chicago $4,600,000 Alex Rodriguez Seattle $4,362,500 Manny Rodriguez Cleveland $4,250,000 Jose Mesa Seattle $3,950,000 Vladimir Guerrero Montreal $3,500,000 Jose Vizcaino Los Angeles $3,500,000 Armando Benitez N.Y. Mets $3,347,500 Quilvio Veras Atlanta $3,000,000 Neifi Perez Colorado $2,212,500 Deivi Cruz Detroit $1,975,000
