{"id":1642164,"date":"2020-07-01T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=1642164"},"modified":"2020-07-02T05:38:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T03:38:31","slug":"why-the-mets-are-still-paying-bobby-bonilla-1-2m-every-year-until-2035","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/de\/2020\/07\/why-the-mets-are-still-paying-bobby-bonilla-1-2m-every-year-until-2035\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla $1.2M every year until 2035"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former major league baseball player Bobby Bonilla hasn’t played for the New York Mets since 1999. However, the team continues to pay him nearly $1.2 million every July 1 until 2035 in an unusual deal that’s connected in a way to convicted financier Bernie Madoff.<\/b>
\nFormer major league baseball player Bobby Bonilla hasn’t played for the New York Mets since 1999. However, the team continues to pay him nearly $1.2 million every July 1 until 2035 in an unusual deal that’s connected in a way to convicted financier Bernie Madoff.<\/p>\n