The Bobby Bonilla Retirement Plan: Quit Baseball In 2001, Get Paid Until 2035

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Bobby Bonilla hasn’t played in a professional baseball game since 2001, yet on July 1 of this year, the New York Mets paid him $1.19 million. And they will every July 1 until 2035, as part of a def…