The best pitcher in the sport is being paid accordingly.
She's Monica Abbott, the sport is softball, and the contract is worth $1 million.
Abbott, who grew up in Santa Cruz and attended Tennessee, is arguably the most dominant pitcher in the history of the game. (She holds every major NCAA record.)
This week, the 30-year-old signed a six-year, $1 million deal with the Scrap Yard Dawgs, a Houston-area expansion team in the National Pro Fastpitch league.
According to espnW.com, it's the richest contract for an active female athlete in team sports — at least those paid by an individual franchise (as opposed to being paid by a league).