It could've been worse, but for Raul Mondesi's laser to the plate that subsequently nailed Baines. Earlier, Mondesi also cut down Jeff Leifer trying to stretch a single. Early in 1989, a writer found Rojas scouting for the Angels in Florida and asked him about his season as field boss. It was an invitation to emote, but Rojas would not even nibble. Sixty-two years after his birth in Cuba, Rojas remains a class act.
Baseball has a history of bypassing minority candidates when managing jobs come open.
Given that context, one could be forgiven a small suspicion in the case of Cookie Rojas.