René Arocha
| René Arocha | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: February 24, 1964 Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 9, 1993, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||||||||
| June 6, 1997, for the San Francisco Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 18–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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René Arocha (born February 24, 1964) is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. He is generally considered the first Cuban baseball player to openly defect to the United States with the intention of playing for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team.