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Proper Name: Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez

Born on: July 27, 1975

Birthplace: New York, NY, USA

Resides in: , ,

Height: 6.0

Weight: 225 lbs.

Nick Name: A-Rod

Pronounced: Rod-RI-guez

Bats: R

Throws: R

Pos: 3B

College:

Age: 34

Service Time: 12.011

Agent: Scott Boras

Signed thru:

2010 season

Free Agent After:

2007 season

Contract:

signed 10-year deal worth $252M thru 2010 season on 12/10/2000: - + he receives a $10M signing bonus that is paid between 2001 and 2005 in $1M installments each March and December 1st- + he receives salaries of $22M each year in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 and then $26M in both 2005 and 2006 and then $27M each year in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010- + he can earn award bonuses: $500K for first MVP, $1M for second MVP and $1.5M for third or future MVPs; he receives $200K for finish second thru fifth in MVP voting and $100K for sixth thru tenth finish in MVP voting; $100K for All-Star selection; $100K for top vote getter in All-Star; $100K for Media Awards/All-Star Selections; $200K for WS MVP; $150K for LCS MVP; $150K for DS MVP; $100K for Gold Glove, $100K for Silver Slugger- + bonuses he has earned: $100K for 2005 All-Star selection, $100K for 2005 Silver Slugger, $1M for 2005 AL MVP, $100K for 2006 Gold Glove, $100K for 2007 All-Star, $100K for 2007 All-Star top vote getter- + he can void deal within 10 days following the conclusion of the 2007 World Series- + he can void the deal again after the 2008 or 2009 seasons, but only if a position player in the major leagues has a higher salary than him or if he is not earning $1M more than the second highest paid position player- + he has a guaranteed salary increase for 2009 and 2010 by the higher of the following: $5M or $1M greater than average annual value of the position player w/ highest annual average salary- + $5M of 2001 salary is deferred and $4M each year of 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007 salaries deferred - + $3M of 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2010 salaries deferred at 1.75%/3% interest and paid each June 15 between 2016 and 2025 by Texas- + the $36M in deferred money became an assignment bonus after trade to the NYY from TEX, which is paid: $5M + interest in 2016, $4M + interest in 2017 and $3M + interest in both 2018 and 2019, then $4M + interest in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and then finally $3M + interest in 2023, 2024, and 2025- + Texas pays a total of $67M of his salaries from 2004 to 10: $3M in 2004, $6M in both 2005 and 2006, $7.1M in 2007, $8,116,000 in 2008, $7,101,500 in 2009 and $6,087,000 in 2010- + Yankees defer $1M of his 2004 to 2007 salaries and make them payable on June 30, 2011 at 0% interest- + the deal includes a complete NO-TRADE clause- + hotel suite on road and right to host his personal webpage on the mlb.com network- + he has a five-year endorsement deal with Nike thru the 2009 season that pays him about $1M a year and provides him with "everything but his glove and his bat"
Agent: Scott Boras

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