He hasn't played in MLB for more than two decades. One team is paying him $1.2 million a year until 2035

By Allen Kim, CNN

Updated 1314 GMT (2114 HKT) July 1, 2022

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(CNN)He hasn't picked up a professional baseball glove in 21 years but he's still picking up a paycheck — and a hefty one at that.

It's July 1, which for New York Mets fans means it's Bobby Bonilla Day.The former slugger retired in 2001 with the St. Louis Cardinals, but he has been collecting a checkof nearly $1.2 million from the Mets every year on July 1 for more than a decade.The deal is part of a contract negotiated by Bonilla's agent Dennis Gilbert, which will pay Bonilla