Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Wondering why former MLB outfielder Bobby Bonilla is trending on Twitter and everywhere else on July 1? We’re here to help.
[Editor’s note: This post is from 2022 but we’re bringing it back for Bobby Bonilla Day 2023]
Yes, it’s Bobby Bonilla Day, a “holiday” of sorts celebrated everywhere by baseball fans, who use memes and jokes to talk about how the New York Mets (but there’s another team who does this) pay someone who hasn’t been on the field since 2001 over a million dollars every year for a while.
What’s the deal here? Let’s break it down for you: