Juan Bonilla (baseball)

Juan Bonilla
Juan Bonilla
	Juan Bonilla in Tallahassee, Florida
	Second baseman
	Born: January 12, 1956 (age 68) ; Santurce , Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 9, 1981, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
	October 3, 1987, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.256
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	101
Teams
	San Diego Padres ( 1981 ? 1983 ) ; New York Yankees ( 1985 ) ; Baltimore Orioles ( 1986 ) ; New York Yankees ( 1987 ) ;

Juan Guillermo Bonilla (born February 12, 1956) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues from 1981?1987 as a second baseman . He played for the San Diego Padres , Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees .

Bonilla also played college baseball at Florida State University . ^{[
citation needed
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At the end of the 1983 season, at the direction of the Padres, Bonilla entered a drug treatment program due to his use of cocaine . He spent four weeks in the program and returned to the team in 1984 but was released during spring training . He did not get another job in baseball until the Yankees signed him in 1985. ^[1]

References [ edit ]

^ Richmond, Peter (17 February 1985). "Juan Bonilla's exile ends on a happy note" . The Miami Herald . p. 2C . Retrieved 18 January 2023 .

External links [ edit ]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference , or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Florida State University statistics

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[1] Richmond, Peter (17 February 1985). "Juan Bonilla's exile ends on a happy note" . The Miami Herald . p. 2C . Retrieved 18 January 2023 .

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