New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán entered Major League history by pitching a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics to give his team an 11-0 victory and become the first Dominican to achieve this feat that occurred for the 24th time.
But little has been said about what Germán’s services are costing the Yankees this season and that is that, despite being 30 years old, the right-hander does not have a long-term contract with the New York team. In fact, the team has two more seasons of control over the player.
This campaign is the most lucrative for the native of San Pedro de Macorís in his career in the Majors since he is collecting $2.6 million dollars, almost a million more than what he received the previous season ($1.75 million dollars).
In this sense, it is important to note that 2023 has been a controversial year for the Dominican, who has been caught on several occasions using prohibited substances to improve his grip on the ball, in fact one of them cost him a 10-game suspension. .
On the other hand, it is necessary to highlight how important this perfect game was for the history of the Bronx Bombers, which extends its advantage as the organization that has achieved this feat the most times in MLB history with a total of four. The last to achieve this had been David Cone on July 18, 1999.
Also, it should be noted that no team has delivered a perfect game to the Yankees in their more than 100-year history.
This is the first ‘perfect game’ seen in the Majors since August 15, 2012 when the Venezuelan Félix Hernández did it against the Tampa Bay Rays.
This season, Domingo Germán has made 15 starts, posting a 5-5 record with a 4.54 ERA after working 81.1 innings in which he has struck out 78 opponents and has a 1,045 WHIP.
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