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If you were paying attention this weekend, you may have heard the news that Coca-Cola bought out the sports drink company Vitamin Water for a cool $4.1 billion. You don't need an MBA to realize that's "a very good thing" for Vitamin Water's early investors ... which include Mets third basemen David Wright.

You see, Wright started endorsing the product last year, but instead of getting paid, he accepted a 0.5% stake in the company. And while 0.5% may not sound like much, it is once you consider the final sale price. From the New York Post:

Based on Cokes super-sized cash offer, Wright's stake is now worth nearly $20 million - enough to buy about 10 million bottles of the enhanced water.

"We sat down, and them being a Queens company and the Mets being in Queens, they wanted to develop a long-term relationship with me," Wright said before last nights game in Miami against the Marlins.

Wright said he was "extremely pleased" with the deal, but insisted his take is "not even close" to $20 million. He said he didn't know the exact amount.

Whatever it comes down to, it's still an awfully nice chunk of change ... though not as much as the $400 million that rapper 50 Cent earned from his 10% investment in the company.

(via Larry Brown)

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