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Bobby Bonilla Day, explained: Why July 1 is celebrated by MLB fans
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Binghamton Rumble Ponies celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day 2023
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Hope Spirals Eternal for the New York Mets - The Ringer
Mets, under new owner Cohen, to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day
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Patrick Mahomes's Contract Shows the Gap in Pro Sports Paydays - The New York Times
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Bobby Bonilla Day for Mets leaves door open for ridicule, but good did come out of it
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July 1 Is Much More Than Just Bobby Bonilla Day - Metsmerized Online
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It's Bobby Bonilla Day! Have you received your $1.2 million check?
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Bobby Bonilla Contract Was Good for Baseball's New York Mets - Bloomberg
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The Importance Of Paying Bobby Bonilla Until 2035
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TIL: July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day, the day in which the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla, a man who last played for them in 1999, $1.19 million until the year