Rolando Roomes
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| Rolando Roomes | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 15, 1962 Kingston, Jamaica | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1988, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1990, for the Montreal Expos | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 42 |
| Teams | |
Rolando Audley Roomes (born February 15, 1962) is a Jamaican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball primarily as an outfielder from 1988 to 1990. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Montreal Expos.
Roomes was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Vincent and Enid Roomes. He has three brothers. Roomes played cricket as a child, then graduated to baseball after his family relocated to Bushwick, in Brooklyn, New York. He went to Beach Channel High School in Rockaway Park, where he was signed by the Chicago Cubs (on July 14, 1980) as an amateur free agent.[1] His minor league career featured high batting average and strikeout totals. In 1987, Roomes played for the AA Pittsfield Cubs and had a .308 batting average with 135 strikeouts, and followed that up in 1988 with a .301 batting average and 134 strikeouts for the AAA Iowa Cubs.[2]