Bronx, NY – When Roberto Clemente signed his big contract for a total of $150,000 a season back in his day people thought that was a big deal. A Latino baseball player that had reached such a high level contract was not common. Well today not one Latino playing in the majors makes $150,000 because the minimum wage for any baseball player in 2011 was $414,000.

Below is  a list of the top paid Latinos in baseball today. My how things have changed.

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 The Top Latino Paid Players in MLB

1. Alex Rodríguez, NY Yankees $30,000,000
2. Johan Santana, NY Mets $23,145,011
3. Adrián González, Boston Red Sox $21,857,142
4. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers $21,000,000
5. Felix Hernández, Seattle Mariners  $19,700,000
6. Carlos Lee, Houston Astros $19,000,000
7. Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs $19,000,000
8. Carlos Zambrano, Miami Marlins$19,000,000
8. Adrian Beltré, Texas Rangers $15,000,000
9. Hanley Ramírez, Miami Marlins $15,000,000
10. Mariano Rivera, NY Yankees  $14,940,025

For a more in depth breakdown by team visit Tony Menendez Baseball Page. The page is in Spanish, but numbers are numbers: endeztony.mlblogs.com/2012/04/19/los-latinos-mejores-pagados-en-el-2012-en-las-grandes-ligas/