· alex rodriguez hit his 660th home run on friday, an otherwise historic feat, tying willie mays on the all-time home run list. · major league baseball just announced that a-rod and the yankees have resolved the dispute over alex rodriguez’s $6 million bonus for passing willie mays on the all-time home run list. Prior to the start of the season, it was reported that the yankees would not. · alex rodriguez is a very wealthy man, and after hitting his 660th career home run , he was supposed to be even wealthier after collecting a $6 million bonus. And as a part of a-rod’s whopping 10-year, $275 million contract signed back in 2007, the yankees were supposed to pay him $6 million for reaching the milestone. · the yankees don t want to pay alex rodriguez a $6 million bonus for hitting his 660th career home run , but are they legally in the right to withhold the money? Boston (ap) — new york yankees general manager brian cashman says the team doesnt plan to pay a $6 million bonus to alex rodriguez for his 660th home run. With his 660th home run , rodriguez tied willie mays, making him eligible to receive his bonus. · the yankees , who were supposed to hand over a $6 million marketing bonus to rodriguez once he tied mays, came out publicly for the first time saturday, saying they refuse to pay it.
