For Bobby Bonilla Day, Mint Mobile Is Offering Its Own Very Long-Term, Financially Questionable Deal

In new creative from Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort, the former baseball All Star announces a 25-year wireless deal for $100 annually

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It’s July 1—and if you’re a baseball fan, you probably know today is the day former New York Mets third baseman Bobby Bonilla gets his annual $1.19 million paycheck. To celebrate, Mint Mobile is partnering with Bonilla to offer its own “extremely long-term deal” to new subscribers.

The story of Bobby Bonilla Day

If you’re not a baseball fan, or if you’re too young to remember anything prior to Y2K, here’s a quick refresher on Bobby Bonilla Day, which has become somewhat of a holiday for the most diehard fans: the third baseman was released from his contract with the Mets in 2000 after an underwhelming season late in his career.

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