Bobby Bonilla Day: Why the former Mets player still gets $1.19M every July 1

(NEXSTAR) – How's your July 1st going? Probably not as well as Bobby Bonilla's.

The 61-year-old former Mets player received yet another $1,193,248.20 payment on what has become known as Bobby Bonilla Day.

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“It’s kind of become like my birthday so to speak, right? It’s become that big,” Bonilla told The New York Post. “I don’t think people know the exact date of my birthday, but they certainly know when this deferred comp comes in, so it’s pretty cool in that respect.”