Miguel Cabrera

The Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera signed an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension in the spring of 2008. At the time, the deal was the fourth-largest in baseball history. The deal is also the largest in Tigers history. Miguel earned $20,000,000 in 2010, batting 328, with a career-high 38 home runs and 126 RBI.

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