Jason Heyward Net Worth 2018: What is this baseball player worth?
Jason Heyward is a pro baseball player who plays Right fielder for the Chicago Cubs as # 22. Heyward was born on August 9, 1989, in Ridgewood, New Jersey. This page will take a closer look at Jason Heyward’s net worth.
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Jason Heyward Career, Earnings
Heyward bats Left and throws Left. Heyward debuted in the MLB on April 5, 2010 for the Atlanta Braves. In all, Heyward played for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs.
Some of Heyward’s most prominent statistics in the MLB included a Batting average stat of .261, a Home runs stat of 117, and a Run batted in stat of 478.
Jason Heyward Net Worth 2018
According to USA Today, Jason Heyward is under a 8 (2016-23) year contract worth a total of $180 million. Heyward is currently earning approximately $26 million per year.Over the years, Heyward earned $400,000 in 2010, $500,000 in 2011, $600,000 in 2012, $4 million in 2013, $5 million in 2014, $5 million in 2014, $9 million in 2015, $20 million in 2016, $26 million in 2017, and $26 million in 2018.
Baseball earnings can range widely. In professional baseball, the median pay is approximately $3 million annually. Top pro baseball players can earn $25 million or more per annum, and lower paid players earn $1 million or less.
Jason Heyward net worth: soccer/football salary distribution
Outside the MLB, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year. Interesting datapoints from Wikipedia about the contracts signed by Jason Heyward include:
- “Despite signing a National Letter of Intent with UCLA, Heyward chose professional baseball over college and signed a contract with them worth $1.7 million – $170,000 more than Major League Baseball’s slot recommendation of $1.53 million on the following August 12.”
So what is baseball player Jason Heyward’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Jason Heyward’s net worth as of 2018 is: $100 million
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