After having a pitch thrown at his head, which lead to the benches clearing, Robles came back later in the contest with his third home run on the year, The Sun wrote.
"I've been hitting better lately because I'm not trying so hard to hit home runs, but tonight was different," Robles told The Sun afterward. "I was looking to hit one every time I went up there. I don't like it when a guy throws a fastball at my head."
That season marked Robles' third in the minors. It also marked his last. He topped out at high-A. He later played in his native Venezuela and turned coach in the Tigers system.
Robles' career began in 1988, signed by the Braves as a free agent out of Venezuela. Robles was also credited as Josman Roble.
Robles started with the Braves in the rookie Gulf Coast League. He hit .273 in 48 games. He then returned there for 1989. He hit .282 in 56 games that year.
For 1990, he started at high-A Durham. He saw 32 games there and hit .236. He hit three singles in a late May game.
By June, he'd moved to single-A Sumter. He hit a home run in a late-June contest for Sumter. Robles saw 71 games that year at Sumter. He hit .246 to end his minors career.
Robles then played in Venezuela. He got a sticker there for 1991-1992 with Tigres.
In 2016, the Detroit Tigers named Robles hitting coach of the organization's GCL team. The next year, he served as Tigers Latin American performance coach.
Made the Majors:1,372-33.0%
Never Made Majors:2,785-67.0%-X
5+ Seasons in the Majors:557
10+ Seasons in the Minors:339
No comments:
Post a Comment