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Derek Jeter and the 20 highest career salaries in MLB

By Patrick Schmidt

Sep 25, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) tips his hat in the ninth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) tips his hat in the ninth inning of the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jul 8, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) bats during the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 8, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) bats during the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /

17. David Ortiz, DH – $127,512,500

Ortiz will retire as the greatest designated hitter in the history of the game and also the richest. The three-time World Series champion finished in the top five of MVP voting his first three seasons with the Boston Red Sox after leaving the Minnesota Twins and quickly ingratiated himself as one of the more beloved figures in the franchise’s history.

Big Papi has been selected for nine All-Star teams, won six silver slugger awards, and is closing in on 500 home runs for his career and when he decided to call it a career will likely be the first full-time DH to be enshrined in Cooperstown at the MLB Hall of Fame.

His postseason success is what really separates Ortiz from his contemporaries. Ortiz his .668 in the World Series in 2013 with an absurd 1.948 on-base plus slugging percentage and has a career batting average in the World Series of .455.

Outside of Ted Williams has there ever been a more beloved figure for the Fenway faithful?

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