R.I.P. Rogelio (Roger) Moret
Rogelio Moret died in his hometown in Puerto Rico Monday of this week. The former Red Sox lefty got the win in game 2 of the 1975 ALCS over Oakland.
With the Rangers in 1978, he got into a single game before being put on the DL on April 13 after being found in what was termed a "catatonic" state in the Ranger clubhouse. After undergoing psychiatric care he returned to the Rangers on May 27, to a standing ovation in Arlington. He got into another 8 games before being granted a leave of absence to be with is pregnant wife in Puerto Rico. While in Puerto Rico he was placed in a psychiatric hospital after suffering another incident. He was placed on the DL on June 22, and never returned to action.
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