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Only player to have the same number retired by three different teams (Golden State, L.A. Lakers and Philadelphia) 16: Pau Gasol † Los Angeles Lakers: C 2008–2014 First pair of siblings, with brother Marc Gasol to have jerseys retired by NBA teams. 21: Michael Cooper † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1978–1990 [21] 22: Elgin Baylor † Los Angeles ...
Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989. In 1990, Jose Canseco signed for 5 years and $23.5 million, making him the first player to earn an average of $4 million a year. It wasn't until 2010 when the MLB average salary rose above that same mark. [7] [8]
Jackie Robinson’s #42 has been retired by every team in MLB, due to him breaking the color barrier in baseball. Gil Hodges' #14 was retired by the Mets and Dodgers. Willie Mays' #24 was retired by the Giants and Mets. Excluding Jackie Robinson, only Frank Robinson and Nolan Ryan have had their number(s) retired by three teams.
For the MLB, data for the current 2020 season was used to determine the highest-paid player on each team in terms of payroll salary (MLB’s version of cap hit).
The richest NBA players. Basketball is one of the most followed, most-watched, and most popular sports in America and globally. Not just that, the NBA generates about $7-$10 billion in revenue ...
Bonilla signed with the New York Mets during the 1991–92 offseason, becoming the highest-paid player in the league at the time, earning more than $6 million per year. However, he struggled to live up to expectations with the Mets (which made the contract the subject of much criticism) [5] and throughout the rest of his career. He played with ...
In the first round of the 2020 MLB Draft, the New York Mets took the charismatic and consummately talented Pete Crow-Armstrong, an 18-year-old left-handed center fielder whose hitting is as ...
Below is an alphabetical list of every player that has played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball since the franchise's inception in 1962. Included are the seasons in which they played for the Mets and their primary position(s).