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Jorge Rubio 1966
Long before the era of the late Fernando Valenzuela, the Angels mined the Mexican League for pitching talent. Minnie Rojas, Jose Ramon Lopez, and Jorge Rubio all made the big club in 1966 - but Rubio was first.
He made the opening day roster two years running, pitched effectively 10 times, was part of a deal to the Reds for Sammy Ellis, but ultimately was never comfortable in U.S. ball and went back to the Mexican League in '68.
These are two pretty nice Braces, of a guy whose only out-there color is from the Fritsch One Year Winners set, from a Topps shoot at Yankee Stadium "loaned" to Larry Fritsch by the collector and longtime Topps Sports Editor Bill Haber.
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