playing at first, second and third base, and designated hitter. After being released by the team after the 1977 season, Rojas spent 1978 on the sidelines. Despite signing with the Chicago Cubs on September 1, he did not get into a game with the team and retired from baseball. Rojas is currently in second place on the Royals all-time list of games played at second base with 789, second only to White. Career statistics His main position was second base, recording a .984 fielding percentage in 1445 games at that position, he has played all other infield (including catcher) and outfield positions as well. Coaching career After his playing career, Rojas coached and scouted for various teams. From 1978 to 1981 he was a coach for the Chicago Cubs. In 1988, he became only the third Cuban-born manager in major-league history when he took the helm of the California Angels, whom he had guided to fourth place with a 75–79 record before being replaced with Moose Stubing with eight games left in the season (with the Angels losing all eight games). In 1996, Rojas managed one game for the Florida Marlins after manager Rene Lachemann was fired before John Boles finished the season for the Marlins. During the 1999 playoffs, while coaching third base 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. Rojas also served as the team's third base coach during the 2000 season, in which they appeared in the World Series. From 2001 to 2002 he was bench coach with the Toronto Blue Jays and was unofficial manager for 3 games in 2001. For the 2002 season, Rojas was third base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays. Personal life Rojas' second youngest son, Victor, was previously the lead play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels, and is now the general manager of the Frisco RoughRiders. His second-oldest son, Mike, is a minor league manager and former MLB bullpen coach for the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. In 2011, he was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame. References External links Cookie Rojas at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Cookie Rojas at Baseball Almanac Cookie Rojas at Baseballbiography.com Cookie Rojas at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League) Cookie Rojas at Ultimate Mets Database 1939 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas