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Bobby Bonilla
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| Bobby Bonilla | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Batted: Both | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 1986 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Final game | |
| October 7, 2001 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting Average | .279 |
| Home Runs | 287 |
| RBI | 1,173 |
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Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (born February 23, 1963 in the Bronx, New York) of Puerto Rican descent, is a former player in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 to 2001.
Bonilla began his career as a first baseman and outfielder, but primarily played third base during his best years with the Pittsburgh Pirates. During that time, he formed a formidable combination alongside stars Barry Bonds and Andy Van Slyke.
He was a six-time All-Star, and had career statistics of 2010 hits, 287 home runs, 1173 runs batted in, and a career .279 batting average. He was a member of the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins.
Bonilla became infamous with the New York Media for the line "I'll show you the Bronx!"[citation needed]
- Chicago White Sox: 1986
- Pittsburgh Pirates: 1986-1991
- New York Mets: 1992-1995, 1999
- Baltimore Orioles: 1995-1996
- Florida Marlins: 1997-1998
- Los Angeles Dodgers: 1998
- Atlanta Braves: 2000
- St. Louis Cardinals: 2001
- MLB Union Representative: Present
Totals
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
2113 7213 1084 2010 408 61 287 1173 3401 912 1204 45 57 .358 .472 .279
Bobby Bonilla became the highest paid player in baseball in 1993 when he left the Pirates and signed with the Mets for 5yrs - $29 million.
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- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
| Preceded by Darryl Strawberry |
National League Player of the Month April & May 1988 |
Succeeded by Will Clark |
| Preceded by Will Clark |
National League Player of the Month April 1990 |
Succeeded by Andre Dawson |
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