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Post by klawrencio79 on Jul 1, 2021 14:33:42 GMT
From 1992 to 1994, Bonilla was the highest-paid player in the league, earning more than $6 million per year. Since 2011, Bonilla has been paid approximately $1.19 million by the New York Mets each year and he will receive that same amount every year until July 1, 2035. Some fans refer to these payments on July 1 as "Bobby Bonilla Day".[2][3] This was part of a deal made when the Mets released Bonilla before the 2000 season while still owing him $5.9 million for the final year of his contract. The deal expires in 2035, at which point Bonilla will have been paid $29.8 million for a season in which he did not even play for the Mets en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_BonillaNew owner Steve Cohen wanted to lean in to the ridiculousness of it by having an actual "Bobby Bonilla Day" at Citi Field, where Bonilla would be invited, and they would have a pre-game ceremony where they would hand him a Publishers Clearinghouse sized check for his annual payday. Sadly, the Mets are on the road today, but it's an amazing idea and I hope they end up doing it next year.
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