Saturday marks the date for the annual $1.19 million check that the Mets pay Bobby Bonilla, a yearly reminder of his deferred payment schedule.
This year’s Bobby Bonilla Day might be the most appropriate of them all.
Bonilla spent parts of five years with the Mets, playing for the franchise from 1992 until a 1995 trade to Baltimore and then rejoining for one year in 1999 before the buyout. Instead of paying it outright, the Mets’ ownership — before losing money to Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme — chose to defer payments with eight percent interest over 25 years from 2011-35 to free up money for the 2000 season.Sporting News via Getty Images
Bonilla told Action Network last year that he has enjoyed being a father since retiring from baseball following his final game on Oct. 7, 2001, and Mets owner Steve Cohen has proposed getting Bonilla to Citi Field in the future to commemorate the day.. “How about we have a Bobby Bonilla day every year .Hand him an oversized check and drive a lap around the stadium.Could be fun.”
, and he proceeded to hit .329 with 37 homers — driving in 130 runs while snagging Bonilla’s spot in left field.In Bonilla’s final season with the Mets in 1999, he only hit .160 across 60 games, and his buyout preceded the Mets’ 2000 campaign that ended with a loss to the Yankees in the World Series.Getty Images
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