Bobby Bonilla is still getting paid by the Mets

Remember Bobby Bonilla? The Mets remember him every July 1 through 2036.

That’s when they cut a check to their former outfielder a check for $1,193,248.20. It’s all part of a contract buyout the Mets agreed to near the end of his playing days.

Mets ownership apparently didn’t mind at the time because of the return they were getting on their investments with Bernie Madoff.

At that figure, Bonilla actually makes more money per year than pitchers Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler and Jeurys Familia.

But that’s not all!  CBSSports.com reported in 2013 that Bonilla receives a separate payment for 25 years, which is the shared responsibility of the Mets and Baltimore Orioles and runs through 2028. The Mets reportedly are required to pay slightly more than half of the annual $500,000 sum, which stems from Bonilla’s original tour of duty with the Mets.

If only Bonilla could still hit, the Mets could bring him back because right now they could really use him!