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Ohtani, Bonilla, And The 75-Year Evolution Of MLB Deferred Contracts
When Shohei Ohtani signed his landmark $700 million deferred deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, most baseball fans had only heard of one other deferred contract.
Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / July 7
Orioles Have Their Own Disastrous 'Bobby Bonilla Day' Situation
Every July 1, people bring up the Bobby Bonilla contract that he signed with the New York Mets because he gets paid $1.19 million every year on that date through 2035 despite not playing for them since 1999.
New York Mets News / LWOSports.com / July 1
It’s Bobby Bonilla Day! Find Out Why the Mets Pay Him $1.19 Million Every July 1st
We’ve finally made it to July and that only means one thing: It’s time for New York Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Today 62-year-old Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the Mets, as he has and will every July 1st from 2011 through 2035.
The 'AL and NL MVPs since 2000' quiz
How many of the AL and NL MVPs since the 2000 MLB season can you name in six minutes?
MLB News / Pittsburgh Pirates on SI / July 1
Former Pirates All-Star Fleeces Mets Again
PITTSBURGH — A former Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star, who hasn't played in the MLB in 24 years, still making money each year from one team. Former Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla received $1.2 million from the New York Mets on July 1, has done so each year since 2011 and will continue doing so through 2035.
25 MLB players on the brink of stardom in 2026
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
Baltimore Orioles News / Athlon Sports / July 1
Orioles Pay $9.16 Million to Retired MLB Star on Tuesday
By now, most MLB fans are familiar with "Bobby Bonilla Day." The former New York Mets star famously secured a deal that pays him over $1.19 million every July 1 through 2035, even though he hasn’t played since 2001.
New York Mets News / Amazin' Avenue / January 30
Bobby Bonilla talks Playmakers Classic, 1992 Mets, memories of Rickey Henderson 
Bobby Bo is one of the folks who will be at the Fanatics event in Arizona next month. Earlier today, I got to chat with Bobby Bonilla for a few minutes about the Playmakers Classic event put on by the MLB Players’ Trust, his Mets tenure, Bobby Bonilla Day, and more.
San Francisco 49ers News / Niners Wire / July 1, 2024
Mets will pay Bobby Bonilla more than 49ers will pay Brock Purdy in 2024
Bobby Bonilla Day is an unofficial sports holiday for a handful of die-hard baseball fans. The day falls on July 1 every year, which is the date Bonilla earns his $1,193,248.20 from a deferred $5.9 million payment by the Mets in 2000.
New York Mets News / Yardbarker / July 1, 2024
Update on Mets celebrating actual 'Bobby Bonilla Day' revealed
Bonilla receives a check for $1,193,248.20 from the Mets every July 1 through 2035 per the terms of a contract buyout agreed upon in January 2000.
NFL News / Yardbarker / July 1, 2024
Pro Bowl QB set to make less money than Bobby Bonilla this season
MLB, the New York Mets and all baseball fans commemorate the unofficial holiday known as "Bobby Bonilla Day" on Monday.
The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
It's Bobby Bonilla Day! Why former Met gets $1.19M every July 1 -- and how it compares to Ohtani's deferrals
Bobby Bo hasn't been a Met since 1999, but Monday he'll receive a hefty check from his former team. Here's what to know about the deferred money.
MLB News / Sporting News / December 12, 2023
MLB deferred salaries history: Shohei Ohtani joins Bobby Bonilla, Max Scherzer with unique long-term contract
The Japanese superstar's dizzying new deal is going to make him rich — just not right away.
MLB News / Amazin' Avenue / December 12, 2023
A Pod of Their Own: “I never want to hear about Bobby Bonilla ever again”
This week we discuss the Mets’ rather underwhelming offseason so far, how a lot hinges on Yamamoto, the Ohtani contract (and the deferrals therein), the Soto trade, and more.
Los Angeles Dodgers News / CBSSports.com / December 11, 2023
Former Mets GM Steve Phillips jokes about Bobby Bonilla after Shohei Ohtani receives $700 million deal
Phillips was the general manager that gave Bonilla decades of deferred money
MLB News / Bleacher Report / December 11, 2023
Ex-Mets GM Steve Phillips Jokes About Bobby Bonilla Day amid Ohtani Dodgers Contract
If Shohei Ohtani sets a new gold standard for financial deferrals, nobody will be happier than former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips. Phillips…
New York Mets News / Yardbarker / July 1, 2023
Mets are unfairly judged yearly on 'Bobby Bonilla Day'
Like clockwork, when the calendar hits July 1, the baseball world collectively gets together to mock the New York Mets celebrating the now-infamous "Bobby Bonilla Day."
New York Mets News / Yardbarker / February 9, 2023
Could Mets celebrate actual 'Bobby Bonilla Day' soon?
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has teased that what's become known as "Bobby Bonilla Day" could soon be celebrated at Citi Field.
The 'Highest-paid player on every MLB team' quiz
How many of the top earners from each Major League Baseball franchise for the 2021 season can you name in five minutes?
New York Mets News / Yardbarker / July 1, 2021
Bobby Bonilla still gets paid by Mets every July 1
The New York Mets have been paying Bonilla a little over $1.19 million every July 1 since 2011, even though he hasn't played since 2001. And they will have to continue paying him until 2035.
Bobby Bonilla and the other strangest deferred-money contracts in sports
Whether it's smart financial planning, readjustments due to bankruptcies or a sports owner falling for a Ponzi scheme, there are crazy long contracts and inexplicable deferrals in every sport. Let's look at 32 of these deals — one for every year the Mets will write a post-retirement check to Bobby Bo.
The 'Pittsburgh Pirates players to hit 30+ home runs' quiz
33 members of the Pittsburgh Pirates have hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season. How many of them can you name?
The 'New York Mets players to hit 30+ home runs' quiz
A member of the New York Mets has hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season 34 times. How many of them can you name?
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