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Despite finishing the first half with the fourth-best rotation ERA in the majors, starting pitching help remains an overlooked need for the New York Mets headin
Why is he the face of contract deferrals when so many others have cashed in too? Bobby Bonilla was a four-time All-Star when he originally joined the Mets after the 1991 season, with a five-year, $29 million deal that made him the highest-paid player in baseball.
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Rising Apple on MSN3 Twins players not named Byron Buxton we could see traded to the NY Mets this monthThe New York Mets entered the All-Star break on their last leg, or in this case, last arm. They’ve already cycled through 36 different pitchers, the most of any
Bonilla is celebrated every July 1 because that's the day the Mets have to pay him $1.2 million. Bonilla hasn't played in the majors since 2001, but he receives yearly checks from the Mets after agreeing to a deferred deal with the team in 2000.
Still, because of MLB’s policy that every team must be represented, a player like Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers gets in instead of Soto. While Stowers is having a good season, batting .279 with an .859 OPS, including 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, he trails Soto, virtually, in every category except batting average — Soto’s batting .264.
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Mets owner Steve Cohen took to social media to laud his team’s “Fab Four” after a dramatic 7-6 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.
Bobby Bonilla has not played for the Mets in 26 years, but the 62-year-old former player is collecting another paycheck from them on July 1.
The New York Mets selected two-way player Mitch Voit with their first pick of the 2025 MLB Amateur Draft. New York picked in the 38th position, 10 slots back from where it would
Shohei Ohtani finds himself in a situation reminiscent of the famous Bobby Bonilla Day, albeit with one key distinction that set his arrangement with the Los Angeles Dodgers apart.
Bobby Bonilla Day is an opportunity to poke fun at the Mets, but the deal is the reason the team ended up with one of its all-time greats.