Timothy (Tim) Shields is an MBA graduate of Stanford University who serves as a director with UBS. Away from his work at UBS, Tim Shields enjoys following the Major League Baseball (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies.
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• TIMOTHY (TIM) SHIELDS IS AN MBA GRADUATE OF STANFORD
UNIVERSITY WHO SERVES AS A DIRECTOR WITH UBS. AWAY FROM
HIS WORK AT UBS, TIM SHIELDS ENJOYS FOLLOWING THE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB) PHILADELPHIAPHILLIES.
ON FEBRUARY 28, THE PHILLIES MADE OUTFIELDER BRYCE HARPER
THE RICHEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL. THE 26-YEAR-OLD NATIVE OF LAS
VEGAS SIGNED A 13-YEAR, $330 MILLIONCONTRACT, WHICH WAS
THE MOST MONEY EVER GUARANTEED TO A PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY.
THE FIRST OVERALL PICK OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS IN THE
2010 MLB AMATEUR DRAFT, HARPER WAS THE NATIONAL LEAGUE (NL)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR IN 2012 AFTER HE REGISTERED 22 HOME RUNS,
59 RUNS BATTED IN (RBIS), AND A .270 BATTING AVERAGE. THREE
SEASONS LATER, HE WON THE NL MVP AND LED THE LEAGUE IN HOME
RUNS (42) AND RUNS (118). THROUGH 927 CAREER REGULAR SEASON
GAMES, THE SIX-TIME ALL-STAR HAS 184 HOME RUNS, 521 RBIS, AND
A .279 BATTING AVERAGE.
DESPITE THE MASSIVE CONTRACT, HARPER HELD THE MLB RECORD
FOR ONLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS, AS THE ANAHEIM ANGELS SIGNED
OUTFIELDER MIKE TROUT TO A 12-YEAR EXTENSION WORTH $426.5
MILLION. HE RECEIVED A $20 MILLIONSIGNING BONUS AND WILL
EARN $35.45 MILLIONIN EACH OF THE LAST 10 YEARS OF THE
CONTRACT.