Juan Bonilla (baseball) explained

Juan Bonilla
Position:Second baseman
Birth Date:12 January 1956
Birth Place:Santurce, Puerto Rico
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 9
Debutyear:1981
Debutteam:San Diego Padres
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 3
Finalyear:1987
Finalteam:New York Yankees
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.256
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:7
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:101
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Juan Guillermo Bonilla (born January 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.

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]

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  1. News: Richmond . Peter . Juan Bonilla's exile ends on a happy note . 18 January 2023 . . 17 February 1985 . 2C.