Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla cashes a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, a team he has not suited up for since the Clinton administration. It has become known as ‘Bobby Bonilla Day ...

For the 15th consecutive year, Bobby Bonilla is collecting $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets after a deal back in 1999.

The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It's time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Tuesday, 62-year-old Bobby Bonilla will ...

Bobby Bonilla has not played for the New York Mets in 26 years, but the 62-year-old former All-Star is collecting another paycheck on Tuesday. July 1 is an anniversary of sorts for the Mets.

Why? On Tuesday, 62-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1 from 2011 through 2035.

Wrong. The 2025 celebration of Bobby Bonilla Day still leaves a decade to go in the festivities. For the uninitiated: Every year on July 1, the former New York Mets star gets paid $1,193,248.20.

Bobby Bonilla Day is an annual opportunity to poke fun at the New York Mets, but the club's infamous deal that pays Bonilla $1.19 million every year until he's 72, is sort of the reason the team ...

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day — if you're retired baseball star Bobby Bonilla, that is. If you're a New York Mets owner or executive, maybe not so much. Tuesday marks the team's annual payment to ...