▁glo ve . ▁To ▁much ▁success , ▁he ▁hit ▁ 4 ▁home ▁runs ▁while ▁f ract ured . ▁ ▁However , ▁as ▁A rom ▁V ard ilis ▁began ▁to ▁rise , ▁La R oc ca ▁mainly ▁played ▁as ▁D H ▁and ▁pin ch ▁h itter . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁injured ▁his ▁back ▁and ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁season , ▁La R oc ca ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁ ▁Sc out ing ▁ ▁La R oc ca ▁was ▁a ▁sc out ▁for ▁the ▁O rix ▁Buff alo es ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁sc out ed ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁N P B . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁ ▁Greg ▁La R oc ca ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁Gran ite ▁State ▁Games , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁show case ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁Player ▁Development ▁ ▁Greg ▁is ▁a ▁hitting ▁and ▁field ing ▁instruct or ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁both ▁private ▁and ▁team ▁consult ing . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁Play ▁▁ ▁La R oc ca ▁was ▁a ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁order ▁h itter ▁that ▁pulled ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁left ▁field . ▁When ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁O rix , ▁he ▁formed ▁" big ▁boys ▁batt ing ▁line " ▁with ▁T uff y ▁Rh odes ▁and ▁Alex ▁Cab rera ▁( including ▁Jose ▁Fern ande z ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ). ▁When ▁rep