Homar Rojas

Homar Rojas Villarreal (born February 16, 1964 in Santiago, Nuevo León, Mexico)[1] is a former player and a manager in Minor League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.

Rojas spent 23 years in the minor leagues as a catcher before becoming a manager. From 1982 through 2004, he played for nine different teams both in the Mexican Baseball and Mexican Pacific leagues. A fine defensive catcher and good-contact hitter, he batted .300 or more nine times and hit 150 home runs, while collecting a career .291 batting average. His most productive season came in 1998, when he posted career-highs in average (.352) and RBI (92).

Following his playing career, Rojas has managed both in the LMB (2005–2006) and LMP (2007–08).

Playing career

LMB

1982–1983Sultanes de Monterrey
1984–1986Tigres de México
1991–1992Tigres de México
1992–1993Industriales de Monterrey
1994–1996Diablos Rojos del México
1997Leones de Yucatán
1998–2004Guerreros de Oaxaca
LMP
1988-89Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1990-91Naranjeros de Hermosillo
1996-97Mayos de Navojoa
1998-99Yaquis de Obregón
2000-01Yaquis de Obregón
2001-02Yaquis de Obregón
Minor leagues
1987Bakersfield Dodgers
1988Vero Beach Dodgers
1989Albuquerque Dukes
1989–1990San Antonio Missions

Managerial career
2005–2006Guerreros de Oaxaca
2007-08Yaquis de Obregón *
2009Broncos de Reynosa *
2009–2010Naranjeros de Hermosillo
2017–2018Rieleros de Aguascalientes
2019–2021Sultanes de Monterrey (LMP)
2021Sultanes de Monterrey (LMB)
2021–presentToros de Tijuana
  • Led the Yaquis to the 2007-08 LMP title for their first pennant in 27 years of franchise history.

References
  1. Martínez, José Félix (15 November 2009). "Mala primera vuelta para los Tomateros" (in Spanish). Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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