By Juan Páez
The 2021 season of the Major Leagues is over and it is time to evaluate the performance of the Cuban players. But beyond that, we can focus on one aspect that is always interesting: salaries, contractual comparisons and what they did in relation to the money they received in their bank accounts.
Therefore, in Full swing We bring you the complete list of the salaries of all the Cubans who saw action in the 2021 Major League campaign, of the 27 compatriots who represented the Cuban army at the highest level of baseball. All this information is courtesy of the web portal Spotrac, specialized in the economics of professional athletes. The following list is arranged alphabetically.
It is Yasmani Grandal, by the way, who takes the title this year of the highest paid Cuban in the majors. The Chicago White Sox catcher received just over $ 18 million, a figure higher than the 16 million that José Abreu obtained and the 15 million that fell into the hands of Aroldis Chapman. As additional data, the minimum wage for this recently ended campaign was $ 570,500, an amount that changes from harvest to harvest.
But without further ado, enjoy the whole group …
1B José Abreu, Chicago White Sox: $ 16 million
DH / OF Yordan Álvarez, Houston Astros: $ 609,000
OF Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Rays: 581,200
SS José Israel Barrero, Cincinnati Reds: $ 570,500
PD Ronald Bolaños, Kansas City Royals: $ 570,500
PZ Aroldis Chapman, New York Yankees: $ 15 million
PZ Néstor Cortés Jr., New York Yankees: $ 570,500
UT Aledmys Diaz, Houston Astros: $ 3 million
IF Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay Rays: $ 588,900
OF José Adolis García, Texas Rangers: $ 570,500
C Yasmani Grandal, Chicago White Sox: $ 18,250,000
LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Toronto Blue Jays: $ 3.5 million
1B Yulieski Gurriel, Houston Astros: $ 8.5 million
PD Vladimir Gutiérrez, Cincinnati Reds: $ 570,500
OF Guillermo Heredia, Atlanta Braves: $ 1 million
OF Yadiel Hernández, Washington Nationals: $ 572,600
IF Andy Ibáñez, Texas Rangers: $ 570,500
SS José Iglesias, Boston Red Sox: $ 3,582,809
PD Raisel Iglesias, Los Angeles Angels and Anaheim Angels: $ 9,125,000
PD Yoán López, Atlanta Braves: $ 597,800
3B Yoán Moncada, Chicago White Sox: $ 6 million
PZ Adrián Morejón, San Diego Padres: $ 572,900
PZ Darién Núñez, Los Angeles Dodgers: $ 570,500
PD Johan Oviedo, San Luis Cardinals: $ 570,500
PZ Cionel Pérez, Cincinnati Reds: $ 570,500
CF Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox: $ 3.5 million
RF Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves: $ 8,250,000
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MILLIONAIRE FIGHTERS: Wages of Cubans in Major League Baseball 2021