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bonus baby

noun

  1. an athlete who is paid a substantial bonus to sign their first professional contract.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bonus baby1

First recorded in 1940–45
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A can’t-miss prospect or bonus baby, Edman was not.

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Aaron had been a bonus baby and an all-star — the seventh pick of the 2014 draft who was in the majors a little over a year after he was drafted.

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Cartaya signed for $2.5 million as a 16-year-old but Barbary noted that his spending habits weren’t like that of the typical bonus baby.

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A bonus baby, Michael Stefanic is not.

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Bet Mel Kiper missed this bonus baby on his big board.

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