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It's Bobby Bonilla Day! Mets pay retired outfielder $1.19M — again
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1999 Stadium Club #324 Bobby Bonilla Transactions Card Mets
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Bobby Bonilla hasn't played in the MLB since 2001, but the New York Mets still pay him $1 million every year
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What is Bobby Bonilla Day?
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It's Bobby Bonilla Day, again; Mets still paying retired star
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Why the New York Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla Nearly $30 Million - WSJ
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Bobby Bonilla 'Took the Mets to the Woodshed' With His Lucrative 25-Year Deal – NBC New York
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Mets, under new owner Cohen, to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day
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Mets has-been Bonilla gets $30M last laugh
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Bobby Bonilla day: New York Mets paying retired baseball player £1m every year until 2035 - BBC Sport
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Bobby Bonilla Day is quite fitting with Mets' 2023 turmoil
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Bobby Bonilla Day explained - Why the Mets still pay him $1.19M today and every July 1 - ESPN