Dave LaRoche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dave LaRoche

American baseball player and coach

Date of Birth: 14-May-1948

Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Dave LaRoche

  • David Eugene LaRoche (born May 14, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and current pitching coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
  • LaRoche is most famous for throwing his own variant of the eephus pitch, which he called "La Lob".
  • Over his career, LaRoche went 65–58, with 819 strikeouts in 1,049?1/3 innings pitched.
  • He has a career 3.53 ERA. Before retiring from baseball following the 2015 season, LaRoche was the pitching coach for the New York Mets' short-season affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones.
  • He is the father of former MLB players Adam LaRoche and Andy LaRoche.

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