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Mel Rojas

Q: When was Mel Rojas born?

Mel Rojas was born on December 10, 1966.

Q: Where was Mel Rojas born?

Mel Rojas was born in Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal.

Q: How tall is Mel Rojas?

Mel Rojas is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mel Rojas weigh when playing?

Mel Rojas weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Mel Rojas in the Hall of Fame?

Mel Rojas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Mel Rojas have?

Mel Rojas had 562 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Mel Rojas played for?

Mel Rojas played for 5 teams; the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: December 10, 1966 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic do

High School: Liceo Manresa (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Debut: August 1, 1990 (Age 23-234d, 15,806th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1999 (Age 32-203d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Tom Reich

Full Name: Melquiades Rojas

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Relatives: Cousin of Moisés Alou, Luis Rojas; Nephew of Felipe Alou, Jesús Alou, Matty Alou

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

ERA

3.82

525

126

667.0

562

WHIP

1.267

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	19	MON-min	Rk	4	5	.444	4.88	13	12	1	1	0	0	55.1	63	39	30	0	37	0	34	2	2	4				1.807	10.2	0.0	6.0	5.5	0.92	EXO GULF
1987	20	MON-min	A	8	9	.471	3.80	25	25	0	4	1	0	158.2	146	84	67	10	67	1	100	3	0	8				1.342	8.3	0.6	3.8	5.7	1.49	BUR MIDW
1988	21	MON-min	A	7	4	.636	2.53	14	14	0	3	0	0	78.1	56	32	22	4	30	0	76	2	2	3				1.098	6.4	0.5	3.4	8.7	2.53	RFD,WPB MIDW,FLOR
1989	22	MON-min	AA	10	7	.588	2.49	34	12	17	1	1	5	112.0	62	39	31	1	57	0	104	5	1	8				1.063	5.0	0.1	4.6	8.4	1.82	JCK SOUL
1990	23	MON-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.13	17	17	0	0	0	0	97.2	84	42	34	9	47	3	64	1	1	3				1.341	7.7	0.8	4.3	5.9	1.36	INA AA
1990	23	MON	NL	3	1	.750	3.60	23	0	5	0	0	1	40.0	34	17	16	5	24	4	26	2	0	2	173	102	5.08	1.450	7.7	1.1	5.4	5.9	1.08
1991	24	MON-min	AAA	4	2	.667	4.10	14	10	2	0	0	1	52.2	50	29	24	4	14	1	55	1	1	3	221			1.215	8.5	0.7	2.4	9.4	3.93	INA AA
1991	24	MON	NL	3	3	.500	3.75	37	0	13	0	0	6	48.0	42	21	20	4	13	1	37	1	0	3	200	98	3.27	1.146	7.9	0.8	2.4	6.9	2.85
1992	25	MON-min	AAA	2	1	.667	5.40	4	0	1	0	0	0	8.1	10	5	5	0	3	0	7	0	0	1	37			1.560	10.8	0.0	3.2	7.6	2.33	INA AA
1992	25	MON	NL	7	1	.875	1.43	68	0	26	0	0	10	100.2	71	17	16	2	34	8	70	2	0	2	399	244	2.72	1.043	6.3	0.2	3.0	6.3	2.06
1993	26	MON	NL	5	8	.385	2.95	66	0	25	0	0	10	88.1	80	39	29	6	30	3	48	4	0	5	378	142	3.94	1.245	8.2	0.6	3.1	4.9	1.60
1994	27	MON	NL	3	2	.600	3.32	58	0	27	0	0	16	84.0	71	35	31	11	21	0	84	4	0	3	341	128	3.73	1.095	7.6	1.2	2.3	9.0	4.00
1995	28	MON	NL	1	4	.200	4.12	59	0	48	0	0	30	67.2	69	32	31	2	29	4	61	7	0	6	302	105	3.28	1.448	9.2	0.3	3.9	8.1	2.10
1996	29	MON	NL	7	4	.636	3.22	74	0	64	0	0	36	81.0	56	30	29	5	28	3	92	2	0	3	326	134	2.81	1.037	6.2	0.6	3.1	10.2	3.29
1997	30	TOT	NL	0	6	.000	4.64	77	0	50	0	0	15	85.1	78	47	44	15	36	2	93	7	0	3	370	92	4.73	1.336	8.2	1.6	3.8	9.8	2.58
1997	30	CHC	NL	0	4	.000	4.42	54	0	38	0	0	13	59.0	54	30	29	11	30	1	61	5	0	2	259	98	5.24	1.424	8.2	1.7	4.6	9.3	2.03
1997	30	NYM	NL	0	2	.000	5.13	23	0	12	0	0	2	26.1	24	17	15	4	6	1	32	2	0	1	111	81	3.56	1.139	8.2	1.4	2.1	10.9	5.33
1998	31	NYM	NL	5	2	.714	6.05	50	0	19	0	0	2	58.0	68	39	39	9	30	5	41	3	0	2	262	70	5.45	1.690	10.6	1.4	4.7	6.4	1.37
1999	32	MON-min	AAA	0	1	.000	5.14	12	0	6	0	0	2	21.0	25	13	12	3	12	0	16	1	0	3	99			1.762	10.7	1.3	5.1	6.9	1.33	OTT IL
1999	32	TOT	MLB	0	0		18.00	13	0	5	0	0	0	14.0	22	28	28	6	9	1	10	5	0	1	79	27	10.28	2.214	14.1	3.9	5.8	6.4	1.11
1999	32	TOT	NL	0	0		14.09	8	0	3	0	0	0	7.2	10	12	12	3	5	1	4	2	0	1	40	34	9.92	1.957	11.7	3.5	5.9	4.7	0.80
1999	32	LAD	NL	0	0		12.60	5	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	5	7	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	23	37	11.53	1.600	9.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00
1999	32	DET	AL	0	0		22.74	5	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	12	16	16	3	4	0	6	3	0	0	39	22	10.71	2.526	17.1	4.3	5.7	8.5	1.50
1999	32	MON	NL	0	0		16.88	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	5	5	5	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	17	30	6.88	2.625	16.9	0.0	6.8	3.4	0.50
2000	33	BOS-min	A+,AAA	0	1	.000	6.30	8	4	2	0	0	0	10.0	11	7	7	1	5	1	7	0	0	1	43			1.600	9.9	0.9	4.5	6.3	1.40	SAR,PAW FLOR,IL
2001			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
10 Yrs				34	31	.523	3.82	525	0	282	0	0	126	667.0	591	305	283	65	254	31	562	37	0	30	2830	107	3.91	1.267	8.0	0.9	3.4	7.6	2.21
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.523	3.82	68	0	37	0	0	16	86	77	40	37	8	33	4	73	5	0	4	367	107	3.91	1.267	8.0	0.9	3.4	7.6	2.21

MON (8 yrs)				29	23	.558	3.11	388	0	209	0	0	109	512.1	428	196	177	35	181	23	419	24	0	25	2136	129	3.44	1.189	7.5	0.6	3.2	7.4	2.31
NYM (2 yrs)				5	4	.556	5.76	73	0	31	0	0	4	84.1	92	56	54	13	36	6	73	5	0	3	373	73	4.86	1.518	9.8	1.4	3.8	7.8	2.03
LAD (1 yr)				0	0		12.60	5	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	5	7	7	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	23	37	11.53	1.600	9.0	5.4	5.4	5.4	1.00
CHC (1 yr)				0	4	.000	4.42	54	0	38	0	0	13	59.0	54	30	29	11	30	1	61	5	0	2	259	98	5.24	1.424	8.2	1.7	4.6	9.3	2.03
DET (1 yr)				0	0		22.74	5	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	12	16	16	3	4	0	6	3	0	0	39	22	10.71	2.526	17.1	4.3	5.7	8.5	1.50

NL (10 yrs)				34	31	.523	3.64	520	0	280	0	0	126	660.2	579	289	267	62	250	31	556	34	0	30	2791	112	3.85	1.255	7.9	0.8	3.4	7.6	2.22
AL (1 yr)				0	0		22.74	5	0	2	0	0	0	6.1	12	16	16	3	4	0	6	3	0	0	39	22	10.71	2.526	17.1	4.3	5.7	8.5	1.50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mel Rojas?

Mel Rojas is 57 years old.

When was Mel Rojas born?

Mel Rojas was born on December 10, 1966.

Where was Mel Rojas born?

Mel Rojas was born in Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal.

How tall is Mel Rojas?

Mel Rojas is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Mel Rojas weigh when playing?

Mel Rojas weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mel Rojas play?

Mel Rojas played 10 seasons.

Is Mel Rojas in the Hall of Fame?

Mel Rojas has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Mel Rojas play?

Mel Rojas was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Mel Rojas have?

Mel Rojas had 562 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Mel Rojas played for?

Mel Rojas played for 5 teams; the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers.

When did Mel Rojas retire?

Mel Rojas last played in 1999.

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