▁Sw all ows ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Y akult ▁formed ▁a ▁strong ▁central ▁axis ▁with ▁team m ates ▁Alex ▁Ram ire z ▁, ▁Adam ▁R ig gs ▁and ▁La R oc ca . ▁The ▁nick name ▁" F - Bro thers " ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁foreign ▁field ers ▁by ▁fans . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁was ▁a ▁success , ▁but ▁was ▁s idel ined ▁in ▁August ▁with ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁that ▁required ▁surg ery . ▁That ▁season , ▁La R oc ca ▁played ▁ 1 0 3 ▁games , ▁batt ed ▁. 2 8 5 , ▁ 1 8 ▁home ▁runs . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁La R oc ca ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent . ▁He ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁who ▁wanted ▁a ▁reliable ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁batter . ▁ ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season , ▁La R oc ca ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁starting ▁third ▁bas eman ▁and ▁number ▁ 3 ▁h itter ▁in ▁the ▁order . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁weeks ▁of ▁May , ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 0 0 ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁home ▁runs . ▁ ▁La R oc ca ▁broke ▁the ▁ 5 5 - year ▁old ▁N P B ▁record ▁of ▁hit - by - p itch es