Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: Inside the 63-year-old former MLB star contract, 287 home runs and 16th annual $1.19 million payment details from New York Mets under deferred deal

Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla, under one of baseball’s most famous deferred contracts, receives another $1.19 million payment from the New York Mets. The annual payment is now “Bobby Bonilla Day,” a periodic reminder of how a 1999 agreement continues to influence MLB financial discussions more than 20 years later.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day: Inside the 63-year-old former MLB star contract, 287 home runs and 16th annual $1.19 million payment details from New York Mets under deferred deal
Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla, under one of baseball’s most famous deferred contracts, receives another $1.19 million payment from the New York Mets. The annual payment is now “Bobby Bonilla Day,” a periodic reminder of how a 1999 agreement continues to influence MLB financial discussions more than 20 years later.