Brandon Bonilla, a pitching prospect for Bradenton IMG Academy, is looking to make his own mark on the game of baseball.
"My father was able to play for 17 years so I have been able to learn a lot from him," the younger Bonilla said. "But I am my own person. The back of my jersey says Bonilla, but I am not him. I want to be my own person and want to be treated fairly."
His father, Bobby, finished his career with more than 2,000 hits, 250 home runs, 400 doubles and well over 1,000 RBI while playing for eight teams.
"A lot comes with the last name," he said. "Some people may be jealous at that fact he is my dad and some may just not like him very much, but that fuels me to be better. To be honest, I want to be treated fairly. It is just my last name, it is not me. I have to work hard to make people see that I am worth all of this attention and not just leveraging my father."
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