Bobby Bonilla is known as a former player in Major League Baseball who played in the major leagues from 1986 to 2001. He is most famous for the annual $1 million dollars he receives on his birthday from the New York Mets, even after retirement.
Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla was born on February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York. Directly after high school, Bonilla was picked up by the Pittsburgh Pirates and put into their preparation program. His development was ended quickly after damage to his right leg and he was drafted to the Chicago White Sox where he made his debut introduction. He was troubled at Chicago and was reacquired by the Pirates by means of their General Manager, Syd Thrift who had additionally recruited the player.
Bonilla had ascended to the top during the 1990s and was viewed as a standout amongst the best during his time. Bonilla played as a switch hitter and as a right-handed slugger. He was the highest paid player in the league during 1992-1994 and was a fan favorite in New York. Fans loved to attend the games to catch one of his home runs.
In July 2019, Mets fans wished each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! The 56-year-old Bobby Bonilla collected a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has been and will each July 1 from 2011 through 2035. In 2000, the Mets consented to purchase out the remaining $5.9 million on Bonilla's agreement. Rather than paying Bonilla the $5.9 million at the time, the Mets consented to make yearly installments of about $1.2 million for a long time starting July 1, 2011, including an arranged 8% interest rate. At the time, Mets proprietorship was included with a Bernie Madoff account that promised double digit returns through the span of the arrangement, and the Mets were ready to make a critical profit if the Madoff record conveyed but it didn't.
In 2010, a year after concluding their separation, the former New York Mets star and Greenwich resident Bobby Bonilla and his ex appeared back in state Superior Court, where legal advisors for each side quarreled about uncertain issues encompassing conjugal resources.
The hearing originated from Bonilla's ex, Migdalia Bonilla, recording a movement asserting the former All-Star was in disdain of court for neglecting to divvy up money earned on a lot of ledgers and limited liability organizations in his name.
| Birth Date: | 23 Feb, 1963 |
| Age: | 57 yrs |
| Occupations: | Baseball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | The Bronx |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American baseball player |
| Net Worth 2021: | 20 million |
