A total of 72 Dominicans are listed on the opening game roster of Major League Baseball. However, there are 89 Dominican players on the rosters of the 30 teams in the league. All of them combined make US$331.6 million, as compiled in El Dia.
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees is the top earner with US$29 million. This year, 47 of the Dominican players are making more than a million dollars. The top earners include 14 who played for the winning World Baseball Classic team. They are Hanley Ramirez, Robinson Cano, Wandy Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, Jose Reyes, Erick Aybar, Edwin Encarnacion, Edison Volquez, Santiago Casilla, Octavio Dotel, Fernando Rodney, Alejandro de Aza, Jose Veras and Miguel Tejada.
The top earners are:
Alfonso Soriano (Chicago Cubs) 19,000,000
Albert Pujols (Angels) 16,000,000
Hanley Ramirez (Dodgers) 15,500,000
Robinson Cano (Yankees) 15,000,000
David Ortiz (Boston) 14,500,000
Jose Bautista (Toronto) 14,000,000
Wandy Rodriguez (Pittsburgh) 13,500,000
Ervin Santana (Kansas City) 13,000,000
Nelson Cruz (Texas) 10,250,000
Carlos Marmol (Chicago Cubs) 10,133,333
Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee) 10,000,000
Jose Reyes (Toronto) 10,000,000
Rafael Soriano (Washington) 11,742,091
Erick Aybar (Angels) 8,750,000
Melky Cabrera (Toronto) 8,000,000
Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto) 8,000,000
Rafael Furcal (St. Louis) 7,500,000
Johnny Cueto (Cincinnatti) 7,400,000
Frank Francisco (Mets) 6,500,000
Johnny Peralta (Detroit) 6,000,000
Ubaldo Jimenez (Cleveland) 5,750,000
Edison Volquez (San Diego) 5,725,000
Joaquin Benoit (Detroit) 5,500,000
Carlos Villanueva (Chicago Cubs) 5,000,000
Carlos Gomez (Milwaukee) 4,300,000
Santiago Casilla (San Francisco) 4,166,667
Octavio Dotel (Detroit) 3,500,000
Roberto Hernandez (Tampa Bay) 3,250,000
Joel Peralta (Tampa Bay) 3,000,000
Bartolo Colon (Oakland) 3,000,000
Neftali Feliz (Texas) 2,900,000
Carlos Pena (Houston) 2,900,000
Placido Polanco (Marlins) 2,750,000
Emilio Bonifacio (Toronto) 2,600,000
Fernando Rodney (Tampa Bay) 2,500,000
Ramon Santiago (Detroit) 2,100,000
Alejandro De Aza (Chicago White Sox) 2,075,000
Wilson Betemit (Baltimore) 2,000,000
Jose Veras (Houston) 1,850,000
Felipe Paulino (Kansas City) 1,750,000
Alexi Casilla (Baltimore) 1,700,000
Antonio Bastardo (Philadelphia) 1,400,000
Miguel Tejada (Kansas City) 1,100,000
Francisco Liriano (Pittsburgh) 1,000,000
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