Bobby Bonilla Day refers to the annual payment of $1,193,248.20 made by the New York Mets to Bobby Bonilla each 1 July ... he posted a .279 batting average, hit 287 home runs, and made six All ...

As former athletes go, Bobby Bonilla continues to have one of the greatest retirement plans ever conceived. ... Despite hitting .325 with 18 home runs and 53 RBIs in 80 games, ...

Bobby Bonilla Day has arrived once again. 2025 marks the 15th July 1 that the Mets have to pay him $1.19 million after a contract buyout in ... After hitting just .160 across 60 games for the ...

Bonilla’s 16-year career ended in 2001, but he’s more famous for his deferred contract than he is for his 287 homers and .279 batting average across eight teams.

Bobby Bonilla will receive yearly payments from the Mets until 2035. Search query. Search. News. Finance. ... Bonilla struggled that season, hitting just .160 over 141 plate appearances.

The first day of July marks Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual celebration of one of the strangest deals in the history of MLB.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day — if you're retired baseball star Bobby Bonilla, that is. If you're a New York Mets owner or executive, maybe not so much.

Bobby Bonilla's career. Bonilla, a native of the Bronx, had by all metrics a very good career. He played 16 seasons in MLB for eight different teams, including his two go-arounds with the Mets ...