Bocachica impressed scouts with his amazing spring training performance of 2006, and would have been on the MLB roster for that season, had he not suffered from a bone growth in his right hand. He was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on May 31, 2007. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
Bocachica wore #44[1] during his brief stint with the Mariners.
Nippon Professional Baseball
Bocachica signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions on December 3, 2007. Despite playing only 78 games during the 2008 season, he hit 20 home runs, including one in the seventh game of the Japan Series, which the team won.[2]
Immediately upon arriving in New York, Hiram was called by a friend who was coaching in Mexico. He briefly played with the Broncos de Reynosa in Mexico, but later returned to Bridgeport.
Family
Hiram is married to his wife Jocelyn and has two daughters and a son.
hiram, bocachica, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, bocachica, second, maternal, family, name, colón, hiram, gabriel, bocachica, colón, born, march, 1976, puerto, rican, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, major, league, baseball, . In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Bocachica and the second or maternal family name is Colon Hiram Gabriel Bocachica Colon born March 4 1976 is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres Bocachica also played for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball NPB Hiram BocachicaOutfielderBorn 1976 03 04 March 4 1976 age 47 Ponce Puerto RicoBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB September 13 2000 for the Los Angeles DodgersNPB March 20 2008 for the Saitama Seibu LionsLast appearanceMLB July 17 2007 for the San Diego PadresNPB September 6 2009 for the Saitama Seibu LionsMLB statisticsBatting average 215Home runs15Runs batted in37NPB statisticsBatting average 251Home runs20Runs batted in47TeamsLos Angeles Dodgers 2000 2002 Detroit Tigers 2002 2003 Seattle Mariners 2004 Oakland Athletics 2005 2007 San Diego Padres 2007 Saitama Seibu Lions 2008 2009 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Major league career 1 2 Nippon Professional Baseball 1 3 Atlantic League 2 Family 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditMajor league career Edit He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round 21st overall of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft and played for the Detroit Tigers Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners before being released in 2005 and signed by Oakland Athletics from free agency Bocachica impressed scouts with his amazing spring training performance of 2006 and would have been on the MLB roster for that season had he not suffered from a bone growth in his right hand He was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on May 31 2007 He became a free agent at the end of the season Bocachica wore 44 1 during his brief stint with the Mariners Nippon Professional Baseball Edit Bocachica signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions on December 3 2007 Despite playing only 78 games during the 2008 season he hit 20 home runs including one in the seventh game of the Japan Series which the team won 2 Atlantic League Edit On April 12 2010 Bocachica along with fellow MLB alums Brian Barton and Tike Redman was signed by the Bridgeport Bluefish for the 2010 season 3 Immediately upon arriving in New York Hiram was called by a friend who was coaching in Mexico He briefly played with the Broncos de Reynosa in Mexico but later returned to Bridgeport Family EditHiram is married to his wife Jocelyn and has two daughters and a son See also EditList of Major League Baseball players from Puerto RicoReferences Edit Hiram Bocachica Baseball Stats Baseball Almanac Retrieved March 7 2009 Lions defeat Giants to win Japan Series in seven SI com Associated Press November 11 2008 Retrieved November 11 2008 dead link Trio Of Former Big Leaguers Join Fish Bridgeport Bluefish April 12 2010 Archived from the original on November 20 2010 Retrieved June 23 2014 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Portals Biography Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiram Bocachica amp oldid 1120281903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
