According to USA Today, Mickey Callaway was last under contract in 2004, with a one-year contract for $300,000. Callaway has earned $300,000 in 2003 and $300,000 in 2004. Baseball wages can vary greatly. The typical professional baseball player earns around $3 million per year. A few players can earn up to $6 million per year but most make between $1 and $2 million. Callaway's salary is about 28% of the Buffalo Bills' payroll. The Buffalo Bills' budget this season is $125 million. Mickey Callaway was born on January 4th, 1969 in San Diego, California. He played college football at Miami (Ohio). The Buffalo Bills selected Callaway with the 30th pick in the 1997 NFL Draft. He has been playing with the Bills since then and is their current manager/hitting coach. Callaway and his wife have two children: a son and a daughter. His son plays basketball for Cleveland State University while his daughter attends high school in Florida. They live in Bolingbrook, Illinois which is a suburb of Chicago. They are well off enough that they don't need to work outside of baseball. Callaway went to college on a football scholarship but decided to quit after one season to focus on baseball. The Miami (Ohio) RedHawks were his team.