Bobby Bonilla Day is an opportunity to poke fun at the Mets, but the deal is the reason the team ended up with one of its all-time greats.

Last offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers gave baseball megastar Shohei Othani a $700 megadeal. As part of that contract, the Dodgers will delay $680 million of payments the $700 million deal until the next decade. Othani will start receiving $68 million per year in 2034.

July 1 is likely a happy day in the life of retired baseball star Bobby Bonilla and perhaps a frustrating one for the New York Mets payroll department.