First, the defending Washington Nationals and then the New York Yankees signed a record deal with a pitcher in the North American Professional Baseball League (MLB) dead season.
The capital's team agreed on Monday with their number one scorer, Stephen Strasburg, who has committed to the team for another seven years, earning him $ 35 million ($ 10.4 billion) a year.
The team, which captured the club's first league title in October, made Strasbourg the highest-paid pitcher in MLB history, but the 31-year-old star could not say that for a day.
On Tuesday, the New York Yankees "seduced" Gerrit Cole on a nine-year, $ 324 million contract, which ended at the end of this season's grand final with the Houston Astros.
The 29-year-old athlete will earn $ 36 million ($ 10.7 billion) a year for his new team, an absolute record in MLB, including all posts.
(Source: sportrajongo.hu, m4sport, mti / Photo: pixabay, mti,)