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[[Image:Tripleplay06a.jpg|thumb|250px|Victor Rojas (L) & [[Eric Nadel]] (R) at the Texas Rangers' annual "Triple Play" charity event on Jun 18, 2006]]'''Victor Rojas''' is a member of the [[texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] [[radio]] broadcast team. He joined the Rangers in 2004, replacing [[Vince Cotroneo]] (now with the [[Oakland Athletics]]). Rojas |
[[Image:Tripleplay06a.jpg|thumb|250px|Victor Rojas (L) & [[Eric Nadel]] (R) at the Texas Rangers' annual "Triple Play" charity event on Jun 18, 2006]]'''Victor Rojas''' is a former member of the [[texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] [[radio]] broadcast team. He joined the Rangers in 2004, replacing [[Vince Cotroneo]] (now with the [[Oakland Athletics]]). Rojas worked with lead announcer [[Eric Nadel]] on all regular-season games and a number of [[spring training]] games. He did [[play-by-play]] for two pairs of the middle innings (3-4 and 6-7) and provided [[color commentary]] for Nadel during the other innings. He has worked multiple Rangers games on [[television]] as a fill-in announcer for regular play-by-play man [[Josh Lewin]] or color commentator [[Tom Grieve]], and he has also appeared on [[ESPN]]. |
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Rojas is the son of former major-league player and manager [[Cookie Rojas]]. Born in [[Miami, Florida]] and raised in [[Overland Park, Kansas]], Rojas played [[college baseball]] as a [[pitcher]] and [[catcher]] at the [[College of the Desert]] in [[Palm Desert, California]], and [[Lewis-Clark State College]] in [[Lewiston, Idaho]]. He pitched in the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] minor league system in the early 1990s, then worked at The Upper Deck Co. and on the [[Florida Marlins]] baseball staff in 1993. He was the pitching coach for the [[Rio Grande Valley White Wings]] of the independent [[Texas-Louisiana League]] in 1994. |
Rojas is the son of former major-league player and manager [[Cookie Rojas]]. Born in [[Miami, Florida]] and raised in [[Overland Park, Kansas]], Rojas played [[college baseball]] as a [[pitcher]] and [[catcher]] at the [[College of the Desert]] in [[Palm Desert, California]], and [[Lewis-Clark State College]] in [[Lewiston, Idaho]]. He pitched in the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] minor league system in the early 1990s, then worked at The Upper Deck Co. and on the [[Florida Marlins]] baseball staff in 1993. He was the pitching coach for the [[Rio Grande Valley White Wings]] of the independent [[Texas-Louisiana League]] in 1994. |
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Rojas was a radio and television announcer for the [[Newark Bears]] of the [[Independent Baseball|independent]] [[Atlantic League]] for two years, and also served as the franchise's general manager. He worked as a broadcaster for [[MLBAM|MLB Radio]] in 2002 and 2003 on the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and the [[Arizona Fall League]]. He moved up to the radio booth for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in 2003 before joining the Rangers. He is married with three children. |
Rojas was a radio and television announcer for the [[Newark Bears]] of the [[Independent Baseball|independent]] [[Atlantic League]] for two years, and also served as the franchise's general manager. He worked as a broadcaster for [[MLBAM|MLB Radio]] in 2002 and 2003 on the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and the [[Arizona Fall League]]. He moved up to the radio booth for the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in 2003 before joining the Rangers. He is married with three children. |
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Rojas has signed on to be a studio host for the new MLB network, starting in January 2009. He will be appearing on ''MLB Tonight'', a live, nightly studio show that will be the signature program of the new network, and ''Hot Stove'', a live, nightly off-season studio show. |
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Revision as of 07:18, 14 December 2008
Victor Rojas is a former member of the Texas Rangers radio broadcast team. He joined the Rangers in 2004, replacing Vince Cotroneo (now with the Oakland Athletics). Rojas worked with lead announcer Eric Nadel on all regular-season games and a number of spring training games. He did play-by-play for two pairs of the middle innings (3-4 and 6-7) and provided color commentary for Nadel during the other innings. He has worked multiple Rangers games on television as a fill-in announcer for regular play-by-play man Josh Lewin or color commentator Tom Grieve, and he has also appeared on ESPN.
Rojas is the son of former major-league player and manager Cookie Rojas. Born in Miami, Florida and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, Rojas played college baseball as a pitcher and catcher at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, and Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. He pitched in the California Angels minor league system in the early 1990s, then worked at The Upper Deck Co. and on the Florida Marlins baseball staff in 1993. He was the pitching coach for the Rio Grande Valley White Wings of the independent Texas-Louisiana League in 1994.
Rojas was a radio and television announcer for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League for two years, and also served as the franchise's general manager. He worked as a broadcaster for MLB Radio in 2002 and 2003 on the All-Star Game and the Arizona Fall League. He moved up to the radio booth for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2003 before joining the Rangers. He is married with three children.
Rojas has signed on to be a studio host for the new MLB network, starting in January 2009. He will be appearing on MLB Tonight, a live, nightly studio show that will be the signature program of the new network, and Hot Stove, a live, nightly off-season studio show.