▁B isons . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season , ▁La R oc ca ▁split ▁time ▁between ▁A AA ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁the ▁Indians . ▁ ▁In ▁Cleveland , ▁he ▁played ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁games ▁collect ing ▁ 1 4 ▁hits ▁over ▁ 5 2 ▁at ▁b ats , ▁collect ing ▁a ▁triple ▁and ▁ 4 ▁doubles . ▁ ▁His ▁batt ing ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁season ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 6 9 ▁average , ▁. 3 6 5 ▁sl ug ging , ▁and ▁. 7 3 2 ▁OP S . ▁ ▁La ▁Roc ca ▁played ▁third ▁base , ▁second ▁base , ▁and ▁designated ▁h itter ▁( D H ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁La R oc ca ▁started ▁and ▁ended ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁B isons . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁last ▁part ▁of ▁September ▁with ▁Cleveland ▁playing ▁in ▁ 5 ▁games ▁at ▁third ▁base ▁and ▁D H . ▁ ▁He ▁am ass ed ▁ 3 ▁hits ▁over ▁ 9 ▁at - b ats , ▁including ▁one ▁double . ▁ ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁ ▁H iro sh ima ▁Car p ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁To yo ▁Car p ▁. ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁signing ▁did ▁not ▁attract ▁much ▁attention ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁of