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Thursday, 7/2, 09:14 AM

Bobby Bonilla Day: why the Mets pay a retired player every July 1

  • Every July 1, the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla nearly $1.2 million — a man who last played in the majors in 2001.
  • The quirky annual ritual, now marked by fans as 'Bobby Bonilla Day,' traces back to a deferred-money deal that has become one of baseball's most famous financial cautionary tales.

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