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Have the Mets learned nothing from Bobby Bonilla?A few days ago, the New York Mets officially re-signed closer Edwin Díaz to a five-year deal worth $102 million, the largest contract ever for a reliever, by a wide margin. The details of Díaz’s contract are as follows:...

The Julio Rodríguez deal happened quickly, but it’s absolutely worth itAs of writing this, Mariners’ outfielder and 2022 All-Star Julio Rodríguez has played in 109 career games. He’s had 463 career plate appearances and has already earned himself $210 million guaranteed, and potentially more than $450 million in total. Over how many years? We don’t really know....

MLB teams want a 2021 Platinum Glove winner to change positions?Stop the free agent talk! The lockout has commenced and with it there will be no more free agent signings until MLB and the MLB Players’ Association agree on a new CBA for the next five years. That being said, there are still several big-name free agents who remained unsigned through the Wednesday C...

Now we can all laugh about Bobby Bonilla Day

With the Wilpons out of the picture in Queens, Bobby Bonilla Day has changed....

Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme screwed the Mets for years, dies in prison

Bernie Madoff tried to get clemency from Donald Trump in 2019, and last year asked to be released from prison because of kidney disease. He didn’t get the presidential get-out-of-jail-free card, and didn’t get the compassionate release, but Madoff is now off the hook for the remaining 138 years of h...

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! The Mets are still paying $1.19M each year to a guy who retired decades ago

July 1 in baseball is Bobby Bonilla Day, when the Mets pay $1,193,248.20 to their former third baseman, who hasn’t set foot on a major league diamond since 2001, as part of a deferred payment plan. It’s a check the Mets have been cutting annually since 2011, and they will send a seven-figure sum to ...

If it's July 1, that means the #Mets owe Bobby Bonilla $1,193,248.20 today ... and each July 1 through 2035....

Today, The Mets Deposited The First Of 25 $1,193,248.20 Checks Into Bobby Bonilla's Bank Account

Bobby Bonilla is 48. He hasn't played for the Mets since 1999. He hasn't played in MLB since 2001....