Bobby Bonilla spent a little more than one full season as a member of the Florida Marlins. Bonilla famously hit the last home run of the 1997 season—a solo blast to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 7 of the World Series.
Bonilla’s first home run of the 1998 season served as a game-winner for the Marlins. On this day 25 years ago, his 10th-inning blast lifted Florida to a 5-4 win over the Colorado Rockies.
After a dismal 1-11 start, the Marlins arrived at Coors Field on April 27, 1998, as winners in seven of their previous 12 games.