Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper made himself some additional money during MLB awards season.
In the third year of his 13-year/$330 million deal, Harper collected a base salary of $26 million.
Earlier this month, he earned an additional $50,000 by winning the Silver Slugger Award for National League right fielders. Harper’s deal also includes $50,000 bonuses if he wins a Gold Glove Award, makes an All-Star team or is the NLCS MVP.
He triggered an even larger bonus in his contract by winning the NL MVP Thursday, with Bob Nightengale of USA Today noting that Harper’s contract stipulates that he gets an extra $500,000 for coming in first place for the senior circuit’s most coveted award.