Still in the first decade of free agency, MLB players' salaries were on the rise. This check was issued to Hall of Famer Wade Boggs in 1984, during his stint with the Boston Red Sox. It is endorsed by Boggs on the back "for deposit only Wade A. Boggs" in 8/10 ballpoint pen, is written in the amount of $32,163.80, and comes with PSA Certificate of Authenticity. Nine years later, the perennial All-Star would depart New England for a move to the Bronx - and decidedly "greener" pastures.