It’s been 20 years since Bonilla last played in Major League Baseball, but he is still getting paid by the New York Mets
One of the “highlights” on the annual sports calendar, July 1 is the “celebration” of Bobby Bonilla Day, which observes that the New York Mets are still paying the six-time All-Star $1.19 million per year even though he hasn’t played in Major League Baseball since 2001. Yes, it’s now been 20 years since Bonilla donned a uniform, and it’s been 10 years since a renegotiation of his contract in 2011, which will see him get paid more than a million dollars each year until 2035. As chronicled by ESPN’s Dan Mullen Thursday, the Mets agreed in 2000 to buy out the remaining $5.
