Bobby Bonilla
MLB debut April 9, 1986 for the Chicago White Sox Last MLB appearance October 7, 2001 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics Batting average .279 Home runs 287 Runs batted in 1,173 Teams Chicago White Sox (1986) Pittsburgh Pirates (1986–1991) New York Mets (1992–1995) Baltimore Orioles (1995–1996) Florida Marlins (1997–1998) Los Angeles Dodgers (1998) New York Mets (1999) Atlanta Braves (2000) St. Louis Cardinals (2001) Career highlights and awards 6× All-Star (1988–1991, 1993, 1995) World Series champion (1997) 3× Silver Slugger Award (1988, 1990, 1991) Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (/boʊˈniːjə/, born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major League Baseball of Afro-Puerto Rican descent who played from 1986 to 2001. Through his 16 years in professional baseball, Bonilla accumulated a .279 batting average, with a .358 OBP and a .472 slugging. He was also part of the Florida Marlins team that won the 1997 World Series. Bonilla also led the league in extra base hits (78) during the 1990 MLB season and doubles (44) during the 1991 MLB season. He also participated in six All-Star Games and won three Silver Slugger Awards. From 1992 to 1994, Bonilla was the highest paid player in the league, earning more than $6 million per year. Bonilla is currently being paid approximately $1.19 million by the New York Mets each year. This was part of a deal made when the Mets released Bonilla before the 2000 season while still owing him $5.9 million for the final year of his contract. The deal expires in 2035, at which point Bonilla will have been paid $29.8 million for a season in which he did not even play for the Mets.