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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The top earners are: <\/p>\n
Alfonso Soriano (Chicago Cubs) 19,000,000<\/p>\n
Albert Pujols (Angels) 16,000,000<\/p>\n
Hanley Ramirez (Dodgers) 15,500,000<\/p>\n
Robinson Cano (Yankees) 15,000,000<\/p>\n
David Ortiz (Boston) 14,500,000<\/p>\n
Jose Bautista (Toronto) 14,000,000<\/p>\n
Wandy Rodriguez (Pittsburgh) 13,500,000<\/p>\n
Ervin Santana (Kansas City) 13,000,000<\/p>\n
Nelson Cruz (Texas) 10,250,000<\/p>\n
Carlos Marmol (Chicago Cubs) 10,133,333<\/p>\n
Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee) 10,000,000<\/p>\n
Jose Reyes (Toronto) 10,000,000<\/p>\n
Rafael Soriano (Washington) 11,742,091<\/p>\n
Erick Aybar (Angels) 8,750,000<\/p>\n
Melky Cabrera (Toronto) 8,000,000<\/p>\n
Edwin Encarnacion (Toronto) 8,000,000<\/p>\n
Rafael Furcal (St. Louis) 7,500,000<\/p>\n
Johnny Cueto (Cincinnatti) 7,400,000<\/p>\n
Frank Francisco (Mets) 6,500,000<\/p>\n
Johnny Peralta (Detroit) 6,000,000<\/p>\n
Ubaldo Jimenez (Cleveland) 5,750,000<\/p>\n
Edison Volquez (San Diego) 5,725,000<\/p>\n
Joaquin Benoit (Detroit) 5,500,000<\/p>\n
Carlos Villanueva (Chicago Cubs) 5,000,000<\/p>\n
Carlos Gomez (Milwaukee) 4,300,000<\/p>\n
Santiago Casilla (San Francisco) 4,166,667<\/p>\n
Octavio Dotel (Detroit) 3,500,000<\/p>\n
Roberto Hernandez (Tampa Bay) 3,250,000<\/p>\n
Joel Peralta (Tampa Bay) 3,000,000<\/p>\n
Bartolo Colon (Oakland) 3,000,000<\/p>\n
Neftali Feliz (Texas) 2,900,000<\/p>\n
Carlos Pena (Houston) 2,900,000<\/p>\n
Placido Polanco (Marlins) 2,750,000<\/p>\n
Emilio Bonifacio (Toronto) 2,600,000<\/p>\n
Fernando Rodney (Tampa Bay) 2,500,000<\/p>\n
Ramon Santiago (Detroit) 2,100,000<\/p>\n
Alejandro De Aza (Chicago White Sox) 2,075,000<\/p>\n
Wilson Betemit (Baltimore) 2,000,000<\/p>\n
Jose Veras (Houston) 1,850,000<\/p>\n
Felipe Paulino (Kansas City) 1,750,000<\/p>\n
Alexi Casilla (Baltimore) 1,700,000<\/p>\n
Antonio Bastardo (Philadelphia) 1,400,000<\/p>\n
Miguel Tejada (Kansas City) 1,100,000<\/p>\n
Francisco Liriano (Pittsburgh) 1,000,000<\/p>\n
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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 … <\/p>\n