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Million dollar pitcher
Softball player Monica Abbott is the first woman in American team sports to sign a million dollar contract.
Her deal with the Scrap Yard Dawgs in Texas means she is in receipt of the most lucrative contract ever awarded to a female athlete in team sport.
Picture credit: Monica Abbott at 2008 Summer Olympics
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