NEW YORK - July 1 means the year is halfway over, Quarter 3 is underway and it’s Bobby Bonilla Day.Despite not playing in a Major League Baseball game since 2001, Bonilla remains on the New York Mets’ payroll, collecting roughly $1.19 million every July 1.Once a revered slugger with nearly 300 career home runs, Bonilla's abysmal 1999 season ended with a batting average of just .160, four homers and 18 RBIs over 60 games.The Mets bought out Bonilla’s contract prior to the 2000 season.
They only owed him $5.9 million at the time, but they agreed to pay him in installments between the years 2011 and 2035, FOX Business reported.25 Jul 1993: Infielder Bobby Bonilla of the New York Mets in action during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at.