"If I bought Amazon, Microsoft and Starbucks, I wouldn't have to work so hard today."
At the time, Microsoft's stock price was $2.35 per share, adjusted for any stock splits or dividends.
Today, the company's shares are trading at $334.21 apiece, more than 142 times the price 30 years ago.
Similarly, Starbucks, which went public in 1992, was trading at just 74 cents per share when Rodriguez signed his first contract.
An investment of only $1,000 at the time would be worth more than $1.7 million today.
Persons:
Alex Rodriguez, Seattle —, —, Rodriguez, Corp, he'd, would've, Rodriquez
Organizations:
Major League Baseball, Star, CNBC, Microsoft, Starbucks, Forbes, Seattle Mariners, Amazon
Locations:
Seattle