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Mets will pay Bobby Bonilla more than 49ers will pay Brock Purdy in 2024

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day, the day where a player who last played Major League Baseball in 2001 will out-earn 49ers QB Brock Purdy.

Bobby Bonilla Day is an unofficial sports holiday for a handful of die-hard baseball fans. The day falls on July 1 every year, which is the date Bonilla earns his $1,193,248.20 from a deferred $5.9 million payment by the Mets in 2000. He’ll earn that amount every July 1 through 2035 because of interest on the $5.9 million.

Bonilla hasn’t played in Major League Baseball since 2001, and yet his deferred payment will earn him more than Brock Purdy’s base salary for the 2024 season.

Purdy on the third year of his rookie contract carries a base salary of $985,000 according to Over the Cap. Even with his prorated $19,253 signing bonus Purdy will only count for $1,004,253 against the cap this season, well below Bonilla’s $1,193,248.20.

It doesn’t get better in the fourth and final year of Purdy’s rookie deal, where he’s due to make $1.1 million in base salary with the $19,253 signing bonus. His $1,119,253 cap hit in 2025 will still fall short of Bonilla’s yearly total.

The good news for Purdy is that he’s in line to dramatically distance himself from Bonilla’s yearly deferred total.

Bonilla, a six-time All-Star in 16 MLB seasons, made $79,555,472 in his career per Spotrac. With Purdy due for an extension next offseason he should very quickly start making a yearly amount that pushes him over Bonilla’s career earnings in just two seasons.

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Bobby Bonilla Day: 9 active MLB players from Rafael Devers to Shohei Ohtani who get paid deferred money too

Bobby Bonilla isn’t the only player getting paid long after he retires.

This is my one gripe with the ongoing joke that is Bobby Bonilla Day every year.

Yes, on July 1, the former New York Mets outfielder gets paid over a million dollars NOT to play baseball from the team and will do so through 2035. But it’s also worth noting the Baltimore Orioles pay him deferred money … and there are a BUNCH of big names who will make money from baseball teams that they don’t play for.

Yet we don’t have a Max Scherzer Day! Or a Freddie Freeman Day!

You get the picture. But just to prove my point, here are a bunch of dudes playing right now who will get deferred money, too.

1. Shohei Ohtani

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He’ll get $680 MILLION DEFERRED!

2. Freddie Freeman

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He’ll get a cool $4 million from the Dodgers every year from 2028 to 2040.

3. Rafael Devers

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He’ll get paid from 2034 through 2043 from the Boston Red Sox.

4. Mookie Betts

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Hey let’s do LOLDODGERS like we do LOLMETS, right? He’ll earn a ton of money from Los Angeles long after he retires.

5. Francisco Lindor

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OK, fine, back to the Mets. He’ll get $5 from 2032 through 2041.

6. Edwin Diaz

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Sound the trumpets! He’ll be paid from 2033 through 2042.

7. Nolan Arenado

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He agreed to have some of his salary from his Rockies contract deferred when he joined the Cardinals.

8. J.T. Realmuto

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The Phillies catcher will get some money from the franchise in 2026 and 2027.

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Happy Bobby Bonilla Day 2024! Here’s how much he’s earned after retiring and what he’s owed now

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who celebrate!

It’s July 1! And you know what that means? It’s BOBBY BONILLA DAY!

In case you don’t know what that actually means: it’s time for Bobby Bonilla to get his annual payment of over $1 million from the New York Mets (and he also gets money from the Baltimore Orioles, did you know that?) and for everyone on Twitter to celebrate together, although deferred payments are very much a thing still.

If you’re wondering how much he’s been paid so far to NOT play baseball after he retired, you’ve come to the right place. Per Spotrac, he gets $500,000 a year from the O’s and $1,193,248 from the Mets.

The payments started in 2004 from the Orioles and 2011 from the Mets. The current tally? He’s made $27,205,472 so far. 

The Baltimore payments stop in 2028, and the Mets’ in 2035. He’ll earn a total of $42,331,200.

What a way to make a living!

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9 active MLB players (Shohei Ohtani!) who, like Bobby Bonilla, got deferred money

Some big names have gotten deferred money on their contracts like Bonilla did with the Mets.

Editor’s note: This post is from 2022, but we’ve updated it after the Shohei Ohtani news.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who celebrate.

It’s July 1, and that means it’s the annual day on which former MLB outfielder Bobby Bonilla collected just over $1.19 million from the New York Mets, which he’ll do until 2035.

That date has become the time when everyone LOLMETS on Twitter, but here’s the thing: Plenty of other players have gotten deferred money on their contracts and continue to do so. In a funny way, it’s ridiculous to make fun of the Mets for doing something that’s still being practiced (also, it really worked out for the Mets!!).

So let’s go over some current players with Bonilla-like deferred money (all numbers via Spotrac):

Bobbly Bonilla day, explained: Here’s why MLB fans celebrate the former All-Star every July 1

Bobby Bonilla. Baseball’s master of finesse.

Bobby Bonilla is the finesse king, folks. This man hasn’t played baseball in over two decades at this point. Yet he is still being paid by the New York Mets.

That’s how you do it, folks. That’s why today is Bobby Bonilla day.

This is the day that everyone pauses for a second and laughs at Mets for agreeing to something this silly. The team still somehow owes Bonilla millions of dollars in deferred money more than a decade after they’d started paying him again.

If you’re confused about why this is a thing, don’t worry. We’re breaking it all down right here for you.

Here’s why we all celebrate the king of finesse, Bobby Bonilla.

Bobby Bonilla Day 2023: How much he’s earned after retiring through 2023

A reminder that Bobby Bonilla makes so much money on July 1, long after retiring.

It’s July 1, which means it’s time for Bobby Bonilla to get his annual payment of over $1 million from the New York Mets (and he also gets money from the Baltimore Orioles, did you know that?) and for everyone on Twitter to celebrate together, although deferred payments are very much a thing still.

If you’re wondering how much he’s been paid so far to NOT play baseball after he retired, you’ve come to the right place. Per Spotrac, he gets $500,000 a year from the O’s and $1,193,248 from the Mets.

The payments started in 2004 from the Orioles and 2011 from the Mets. The current tally? He’s made $25,512,224 so far.

The Baltimore payments stop in 2028, and the Mets’ in 2035. He’ll earn $16,818,976 by then, for a total of $42,331,200.

What a way to make a living!

The Bobby Bonilla All-Stars: A starting lineup of star players getting deferred money like him

Bobby Bonilla isn’t the only player making money long after he retired.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who celebrate and make memes.

Because July 1 is the day in which the former New York Mets outfielder gets paid a cool $1.19 million by the franchise in deferred money — although he ALSO gets $500,000 from the Baltimore Orioles! — and everyone makes jokes.

But we like to remind you that there are others who get paid, both active players and some like Ken Griffey Jr. who are long retired.

So we decided to put together an All-Star team of star players who, like Bonilla and others, will get paid a lot after they’re done or are already making that money:

Bobby Bonilla Day, explained: Why MLB fans celebrate every July 1

Wondering what Bobby Bonilla Day is all about? We have you covered.

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.

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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:

A reminder that Bobby Bonilla gets paid every year by another MLB team besides the Mets

Everyone makes fun of the Mets, but another franchise is paying Bonilla in retirement.

This post is from 2020 but we’re republishing it on Bobby Bonilla Day 2023.

It’s July 1, which means MLB fans will spend the day dunking on the New York Mets for paying Bobby Bonilla over $1 million a year long after the outfielder retired, despite the fact that this has worked out well for the Mets and other teams are doing the same thing with players through today.

But: Did you know the Mets aren’t the only team paying Bonilla? Bet you didn’t!

The Baltimore Orioles are also on the hook for $500,000 a year through 2028. The Mets will pay him through 2035, but the point here is maybe you should hold off on those LOLMETS tweets for now.

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Bobby Bonilla Day: 8 other MLB players getting paid while not playing

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!

This post is from 2022 but we’re republishing it on Bobby Bonilla Day 2023.

July 1 always marks Bobby Bonilla Day, the annual reminder that the New York Mets pay the former slugger $1.19 million a year in deferred money until 2035. In other words, he’s gotten paid a huge salary for a bunch of years NOT to play baseball.

It means Bonilla’s name trends everywhere and everyone gets to make fun of the Mets, although we’ve written about how it’s actually a pretty good deal for the franchise.

On top of that, Bonilla isn’t the only player getting deferred money not to play. Here’s a list of those MLB players (all contract information courtesy of Spotrac).