Rodriguez and the Yankees agreed to a $30 million marketing agreement that could raise the total value of his contract to $305 million over 10 years, according to multiple published reports.
The agreement would pay A-Rod an additional $6 million over his contract base for matching Willie Mays with 660 career home runs, Babe Ruth with 714, Hank Aaron with 755 and Barry Bonds with 762 (and possibly counting) -- and then an additional $6 million for passing Bonds to become baseball's all-time home run king. The agreement has not yet been finalized, but both sides have reportedly agreed to its terms.
Rodriguez will enter next season with 518 career home runs, and is on pace to break what's largely considered baseball's most sacred record sometime around 2013.
Major League Baseball doesn't usually endorse bonuses tied to home run totals, but the Commissioner's Office approved this arrangement because Rodriguez would need to make additional personal appearances and memorabilia signings to collect all its benefits, according to the Associated Press.
Those are some good incentives. Can he collect?
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