Roland de la Maza

Roland de la Maza
Roland de la Maza
	Pitcher
	Born: November 9, 1971 (age 53); Granada Hills, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 26, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Games Pitched	1
Innings Pitched	2
ERA	4.50
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Kansas City Royals (1997);

Roland Robert de la Maza (born November 11, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball player who played one game for the Kansas City Royals in 1997.

His father, Rolando, was a Cuban immigrant. He attended St. Genevieve High School in California and later played college baseball at Sacramento State.^[1]

He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. On August 30, 1997 he was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Royals for Bip Roberts.^[2]

The only game he played was on September 26, 1997. He was substituted into the game for Kevin Appier in the sixth inning and allowed a home run to the first batter he faced, Ray Durham. He struck out the next batter, Mike Cameron, and retired five of the following six batters.^[3]

References

^ Haddad, Dana (15 April 1993). "The baseball lives of Roland and Rolando..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ Shifrin, Joshua; Shea, Tommy (2016). Dingers: The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-61321-832-7. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ "Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score, September 26, 1997". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference

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[1] Haddad, Dana (15 April 1993). "The baseball lives of Roland and Rolando..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[2] Shifrin, Joshua; Shea, Tommy (2016). Dingers: The 101 Most Memorable Home Runs in Baseball History. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-61321-832-7. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[3] "Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score, September 26, 1997". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

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