Homar Rojas
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Homar Rojas Villarreal (born February 16, 1964 in Nuevo León, Mexico) is a former player and a manager in Minor League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.
Rojas spent 23 years in the minor leagues as a catcher before becoming a manager. From 1982 through 2004, he played for nine different teams both in the Mexican Baseball and Mexican Pacific leagues. A fine defensive catcher and good-contact hitter, he batted .300 or more nine times and hit 150 home runs, while collecting a career .291 batting average. His most productive season came in 1998, when he posted career-highs in average (.352) and RBI (92).
Following his playing career, Rojas has managed both in the MBL (2005-2006) and MPL (2007-08).
[edit] Playing career
MBL
1982-1983 | Sultanes de Monterrey |
1984-1986 | Tigres de México |
1991-1992 | Tigres de México |
1992-1993 | Industriales de Monterrey |
1994-1996 | Diablos Rojos del México |
1997 | Leones de Yucatán |
1998-2004 | Guerreros de Oaxaca |
MPL | |
1988-89 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1990-91 | Naranjeros de Hermosillo |
1996-97 | Mayos de Navojoa |
1998-99 | Yaquis de Obregón |
2000-01 | Yaquis de Obregón |
2001-02 | Yaquis de Obregón |
Minor leagues | |
1987 | Bakersfield Dodgers |
1988 | Vero Beach Dodgers |
1989 | Albuquerque Dukes |
1989-1990 | San Antonio Missions |
[edit] Managerial career
2005-2006 | Guerreros de Oaxaca |
2007-08 | Yaquis de Obregón * |
* Led the Yaquis to the 2007-08 MPL title for their first pennant in 27 years of franchise history.