In keeping with tradition -- and contractual obligation -- the sports world comes together every July 1 to acknowledge Bobby Bonilla Day, the day the New York Mets pay the now-62-year-old former All-Star outfielder just a shade over $1 million.

Bonilla has the most infamous deferred deal in MLB history and still receives checks from the Mets, despite last playing for them in 1999.

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