The Japanese superstar's dizzying new deal is going to make him rich — just not right away.
This week we discuss the Mets’ rather underwhelming offseason so far, how a lot hinges on Yamamoto, the Ohtani contract (and the deferrals therein), the Soto trade, and more.
If Shohei Ohtani sets a new gold standard for financial deferrals, nobody will be happier than former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips. Phillips…
Shohei Ohtani electrified the sports world on Saturday afternoon when he announced he intended to sign with the Dodgers, one day after reports—which turned
July 1 is a significant date for us, for two reasons. First, it's the date Bobby Bonilla gets another $1 million from the Mets. Second, it's the anniversary of the launch of the partnership between PFT and NBC.
Like clockwork, when the calendar hits July 1, the baseball world collectively gets together to mock the New York Mets celebrating the now-infamous "Bobby Bonilla Day."
The Red Sox will send another pitcher to the MLB Futures Game in Seattle during the All-Star break. Portland Sea Dogs hard-throwing reliever Luis Guerrero will replace WooSox left-hander Shane Drohan on the American League roster. Drohan was removed from his last start with a calf cramp last Sunday.
Today is a very special day. No, it’s not my birthday. And it’s not National Ice Cream Day. And July 1st does not commemorate any great historical event or athletic feat.
A Marlins memory from this day in 1997. Bobby Bonilla spent a little more than one full season as a member of the Florida Marlins. Bonilla famously hit the last home run of the 1997 season—a solo blast to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 7 of the World Series.
Ken Griffey Jr. is the fourth-highest-paid Cincinnati Red. He's not the only former player leading team payrolls.
There are several clubs paying players who are no longer on their rosters this season. Every year on July 1, baseball fans from the snarkiest corners of internet emerge to commemorate a day that draws groans from the greater Queens area: Bobby Bonilla Day.
1995 TOPPS D3 BOBBY BONILLA One of my favorite groups is The Who. One time I read a review of “The Who Sell Out,” which described the record as a noble failure.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has teased that what's become known as "Bobby Bonilla Day" could soon be celebrated at Citi Field.
Former Texas Rangers first baseman Chris Davis has a retirement plan most people would love. Davis, a Longview, Texas, native, hasn’t played baseball since 2020.
The New York Mets still owe Bobby Bonilla a paycheck of $1,193,248.20 every July 1 through 2035. And now, they’ll be paying closer Edwin Diaz annually until 2042.
There's more to the New York Mets signing closer Edwin Diaz to a five-year, $102 million contract than first thought.
New York Mets fans are very familiar with July 1 annually. If you're not, it's called "Bobby Bonilla Day" around these parts. In 1999, a struggling Bonilla in his second tenure with the Mets, was released by the team, but was still owed $5.9 million.
NEW YORK — While the rest of the baseball world loves making fun of the Mets every July 1 for paying their annual deferment payment to disappointing 1990s big splash free agent slugger Bobby Bonilla, the new boss of the club doesn’t seem to care.
It’s July 1. That means it’s a very special day in baseball history, especially for the New York Mets. It’s Bobby Bonilla Day. This infamous holiday marks the annual installment of a $1 million-plus payment that the Mets have to give Bonilla.
The circumstances are different, but like Bonilla, Davis will be getting paid by the Orioles for a long time.
How many of the top earners from each Major League Baseball franchise for the 2021 season can you name in five minutes?
The New York Mets have been paying Bonilla a little over $1.19 million every July 1 since 2011, even though he hasn't played since 2001. And they will have to continue paying him until 2035.
Most baseball insiders agree that Cohen has done a brilliant job ingratiating himself to the Mets’ passionate but dejected fan base.
The New York Mets’ continued financial obligations to Bobby Bonilla is perhaps baseball’s greatest running joke. Now new owner Steve Cohen is getting in on the fun too.
Whether it's smart financial planning, readjustments due to bankruptcies or a sports owner falling for a Ponzi scheme, there are crazy long contracts and inexplicable deferrals in every sport. Let's look at 32 of these deals — one for every year the Mets will write a post-retirement check to Bobby Bo.
33 members of the Pittsburgh Pirates have hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season. How many of them can you name?
A member of the New York Mets has hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season 34 times. How many of them can you name?
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