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Playing baseball over the objections of his father who wanted him to be a doctor, Rojas was an All-Star for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1965, but by the time he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1970, it appeared his career might be over. St. Louis traded the struggling Rojas to the Kansas City Royals, a team in its second year of existence who wanted a veteran presence to steady its infield. Rojas contemplated retirement, but went on to appear in four consecutive All-Star games (1971-74).
A fans favorite, Rojas lost his job as the Royals' starting second baseman to Frank White in 1976See also 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: David Pearson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Cale Yarborough Indianapolis 500 Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing Gordon John, but stayed with the team for two more years, filling in at firstBaseball positions First base or 1B is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A first baseman is the player on the team playing defense who fiel, second and third baseBaseball positions A third baseman abbreviated 3B is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a, and as designated hitterA designated hitter or DH is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of the pitcher in the lineup. While in the lineup, the designated hitter may not play a field position, and he may only be replaced by another player not c as well. Over the course of his 16-year career, Rojas played at least one game at all nine positions in the field, including pitcher and catcherCatcher is a position played in baseball. The catcher crouches behind home plate and receives the ball from the pitcher. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the catcher is assigned the number 2. Catching is arguably the most difficult.
Following his playing career, Rojas coached and scouted for various teams, and in 1988See also 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Bill Elliott CART Racing Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indian he became only the third Cuban-born manager in major-league history when he took the helm of the California AngelsLos Angeles Angels redirects here. For the Pacific Coast League franchise of that name, see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). The Anaheim Angels are a Major League Baseball team based in Anaheim, California. They are in the Western Division of the American Leagu, whom he guided to a fourth-place finish with a 75-79 record before being replaced that September. In 1996, Rojas also managed two games for the Florida Marlins.
During the 1999 playoffs, while coaching for the New York Mets, Rojas was suspended for five games for getting into a shoving match with umpire Charlie Williams while arguing a foul ball call.