walked in, I turned off the light, closed the door and whaled away at him." According to Twins teammate Bert Blyleven, "A reporter asked him why he wanted to be player rep and Dave said, 'Because all the player reps under Calvin Griffith get traded.'" He was traded from the Twins to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Hands, Joe Decker and minor‐league pitcher Bob Maneely on December 1, 1972. LaRoche had 17 and 21 saves in 1975 and 1976 respectively with the Indians. He began the 1977 campaign with a 2–2 record and four saves before returning to the Angels along with Dave Schuler from the Indians for Sid Monge, Bruce Bochte and cash on May 11. LaRoche's sons Adam (a first baseman) and Andy (a third baseman) both became MLB players. Another son, Jeff LaRoche, played minor league baseball before entering law enforcement. LaRoche was named as the pitching coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in the Miami Marlins organization for the 2018 season. See also List of second-generation Major League Baseball players List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished References External links , or Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) 1948 births Living people American baseball players of Mexican descent American League All-Stars Arizona Instructional League Angels players Baseball coaches from Colorado Baseball players from Colorado Brooklyn Cyclones coaches California Angels players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox coaches Cleveland Indians players Columbus Clippers players El Paso Sun Kings players Fort Myers Sun Sox players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball pitchers Minnesota Twins players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela New York Mets coaches New York Yankees players Quad Cities Angels players San Jose Bees players Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado UNLV Rebels baseball players Wichita Aeros players