On that day, two Columbine seniors shot and killed 13 people (12 students and one teacher) before killing themselves. The deadliest school shooting in our nation’s history unfolded just 15 miles from Coors Field and impacted everyone in Colorado, including members of the Colorado Rockies.
Vinny Castilla was a member of the 1999 Rockies team that was preparing to play the Montreal Expos at home on that fateful spring day. On Saturday, Castilla told me in an exclusive interview what he remembered about that day.
“They told me what was going on. We were ready to play and we couldn’t believe what was going on,” Castilla remembered about the moments after the rampage became public.