Caption: (NY3)NEW YORK,Jan.1--HUNTER BECOMES THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN BASEBALL HISTORY-Ace pitcher Jim Catfish Hunter displayes Yankee plaque and a wide grin Tuesday at news conference at Yankee offices in New York. Earlier, the Yankees announced they had signed Hunter to a five year contract, which The Associated Press learned, totalled $3.75 million. The figure makes Hunter the highest paid player in baseball's 105 year history.(AP Wirephoto)(See AP Sports Wire Story)(hub22305atf/rfs)1975.
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