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bonus baby
noun
an athlete who is paid a substantial bonus to sign their first professional contract.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bonus baby1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
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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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