Bobby Bonilla’s famous contract with the New York Mets, which will pay him through 2035, sold for a whopping $180,000 at auction.
Bonilla and agent Dennis Gilbert worked out the contract addendum with the Mets after he was released in 2000. Instead of paying out the $5.9 million still owed to him following the 1999 season, the team agreed to pay Bonilla $1.19 million every July 1 from 2011 through 2035, when he will be 72 years old.as the six-time All-Star once again collected a seven-figure check from the Mets. In all, Bonilla will earn nearly $30 million from the franchise in his post-playing career.
The contract itself has been in Gilbert’s possession since 1993 and was authenticated by Beckett Authentication, according to Goldin.Get today's sports news out of Los Angeles. Here's the latest on the Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, Kings, Galaxy, LAFC, USC, UCLA and more LA teams.
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