Eric Young Sr. remembers April 9, 1993, like it was yesterday. He always will.
In the first home plate appearance in Rockies history, Young took Expos’ starter Kent Bottenfield deep to left-center in front of a record crowd of 80,227 at Mile High Stadium as Colorado went on to win its inaugural opener, 11-4.
“I had chills going through my body like crazy as I was circling the bases,” Young said. “But that home run was not just a moment that was for me — it was for the Colorado region and all the people who were excited about baseball finally being in the state.