Eric Byrnes is the world’s highest-paid softball player
Shawn Norris
If Eric Byrnes is on your YMCA team, it’s his turn to get beer. And it will continue to be his turn to buy beer for the remainder of the season because he’s getting $11 million dollars to play left field for your softball team.
No, really. Three days after being served his release by the Seattle Mariners, the 34-year-old outfielder has found his way back onto the field. He’s still getting paid the same as his MLB days for his new work in softball.
This is why guaranteed money is so awesome for professional athletes; you don’t have to stay with the team and you can do whatever you want with it. It’s free money. You simply become a cautionary tale for mid-level franchises and walk away a rich man. The only sad part will be when you still only hit .220 off a league of pitchers that include a plumber, two accountants and a greeter from Wal-Mart.
After being cut by M’s, Eric Byrnes joins softball league [Big League Stew]
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