Dennis Gilbert Contracts

Dennis and the Bobby Bonilla Contract

Dennis Gilbert negotiated and signed the “…best deal in sports history...”. Dennis Gilbert was the agent for Bobby Bonilla when he played for the Mets. Dennis saw a window of time in which to negotiate a contract that was superlative, and had never been done before. This contract would end up known as the “most famous contract in sports”.

Dennis Gilbert is constantly approached by current and retired professional athletes about getting the same type of plan that Bobby Bonilla got. with the Mets for Bobby. Dennis and his team create a Bobby Bonilla type plan for professional athletes and their families today. July 1 has been called “Bobby Bonilla Day” and informally celebrated in the media and in baseball. Athletes and celebrities have since tried to emulate what Dennis Gilbert did for Bobby.

Agents in sports try to copy Dennis Gilbert on his negotiating and contract skills. But few have ever gotten close. Today’s celebrities and athletes demand the best and should contact Dennis through his team. Only one athlete has a day named after them because of the contract that was signed.

• Fox Sports: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/bobby-bonilla-day-mets-dennis-gilbert-mlb-ben-verlander
• SI on the sale of the Bobby Bonilla Contract as an NFT in the summer of 2022. https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/how-bobby-bonillas-infamous-contract-deferral-selling-for-180-thousand-came-to-be
• Front Office Sports on the $180,000 NFT Bobby Bonilla Contract Sale by Auction: https://frontofficesports.com/original-copy-of-bobby-bonilla-contract-sells-for-180k/
• New York Daily News on the sale of the Bobby Bonnilla NFT at Auction: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-bobby-bonilla-contract-auction-20220807-7dncuqbdhnhlljjdyuz2xz7yuu-story.html
• Bob Nightengale Interview: https://twitter.com/bnightengale/status/1542972721818021888?lang=en
• Interview on Youtube with Ben Verlander: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTQtGnJ4nkM
• New York ABC7: https://abc7ny.com/mets-new-york-bobby-bonilla-day/3685473/
• The Tony Bruno Show Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-agent-dennis-gilbert-created-bobby-bonilla-contract/id928119948?i=1000481641451
• USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/07/01/bobby-bonilla-day-mets-deferred-payments-2035/749342002/
• Fortune Magazine on how the Bobby Bonilla Contract came to be: https://fortune.com/2022/07/01/bobby-bonilla-day-baseball-player-contract-mets-sports-finances/
• The Sun: https://www.the-sun.com/sport/5296584/bobby-bonilla-contract-net-worth/