That shouldn’t be shocking. He’s a very talented and highly compensated professional athlete. Investment bankers, company executives and movie stars drive them, too. And M.L.B.’s billionaire club owners have mansions, jets and lavish artwork.
Throughout his decorated career, Scherzer has signed two free agent contracts worth a combined $340 million. The Lerners, the billionaire owners of the Washington Nationals, and Steven Cohen, the billionaire owner of the Mets, gave him those deals. The latter, a three-year, $130 million contract signed with the Mets this off-season, set a baseball record for the highest average annual salary: $43.