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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

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

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.

Pro Bowl QB set to make less money than Bobby Bonilla this season

Mets' Jose Quintana addresses trade-deadline uncertainty

Francisco Alvarez discusses Mets pursuing Yankees' Juan Soto

Which players have hit the most home runs in a season for every MLB franchise?

The 'Highest-paid MLB players' quiz

New York Mets News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Most 40 home run seasons in MLB history' quiz

How many of the 50 MLB players with three or more 40 home run seasons can you name in six minutes?

The 'Home Run Derby champion' quiz

The 'MLB home run leaders from 2024' quiz

The '200 or more strikeouts in 2019' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker / July 1

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.

Greg Olsen thinks NFC favorite is clear

The weirdest sports mascots, past and present

The 'Losing quarterback from every Super Bowl' quiz

MLB News / ESPN / July 1

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…

MLB News / SI.com / December 9, 2023

Report of Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers Contract Being Deferred Led to Bobby Bonilla Jokes

Shohei Ohtani electrified the sports world on Saturday afternoon when he announced he intended to sign with the Dodgers, one day after reports—which turned

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."

Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer address Mets being sellers before trade deadline

Mets owner open to being trade deadline seller if club's struggles continue

Some Brewers players took subway to Mets game after odd series of events

Former Cy Young winner believes Yankees and Mets could be trade partners ahead of deadline

The best player to ever play for every MLB franchise

The 'Multiple Cy Young Awards' quiz

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.

Steve Cohen knows 'time's running out' for Mets to win World Series

Cohen criticizes MLB owners who are irritated by his spending

Mets, assistant GM Bryn Alderson part ways

Who is the last player from every MLB franchise to win an MVP Award?

The 'Most saves in an MLB season' quiz

New York Mets News / Yardbarker Quizzes

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?

Bobby Bonilla still gets paid by Mets every July 1

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.

Who has the most home runs in a season for every MLB franchise?

The 'MLB postseason veterans' quiz

New York Mets News / Yardbarker

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.

MLB News / Yardbarker Quizzes