Bobby Bonilla Day: Why New York Mets pay $1.19M every July 1

It's July 1, and for Mets fans, that means one thing: Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! On this day, 61-year-old Bobby Bonilla will receive a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, just as he has every July 1 from 2011 and will continue to until 2035.

Due to baseball's salary structure, Bonilla's annual payday often exceeds what some of the game's current young stars earn in a given year.

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