Jorge Roque

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Jorge Roque Vargas

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 158 lb.

• Debut September 4, 1970
• Final Game May 15, 1973
• Born April 28, 1950 in Ponce, P.R.

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Outfielder Jorge Roque hit just .137 in 65 big league games for the St. Louis Cardinals and Montreal Expos.

Roque was taken in the 1974 Rule V Draft by the New York Mets, one of only 3 picks that year, but never played for the Mets. Instead, he hit .320 for Puebla in the Mexican League (source: The Sporting News, September 14, 1974).

Jorge played for the Ponce Lions and Mayagüez Indians of the Puerto Rican Winter Baseball League.

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