Salomé Barojas

Salomé Barojas Romero (born June 16, 1957, in Córdoba, Veracruz) is a Mexican former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies from to . Barojas began and ended his professional career in the Mexican Baseball League and was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Playing career

Major League Baseball Barojas was an integral part of the Chicago White Sox team that won the American League (AL) West division – the first White Sox team to make the postseason since .

Barojas played five years in the major leagues. The White Sox purchased his contract from the Diablos Rojos del México in April 1982. Chicago manager and future Hall of Famer Tony La Russia had personally scouted Barojas in Mexico. He was the White Sox closer to start his rookie season, picking up a save in each of his first five games pitched. He was named the AL Player of the Week his first week in MLB, the first time that had happened in the majors. His 21 saves were a franchise rookie record and ranked sixth in the AL. Barojas had his only stretch as a starter in the majors with Seattle, winning his first four decisions as a starter.

Mexican baseball

Barojas played 17 seasons in the Mexican League. He finished with 115 wins and 58 losses for a .665 percentage, the second highest figure in the history of the circuit. He played four years with Cordoba, two with Reynosa, and eleven in Mexico City.

His best seasons in Mexico were in 1978, 1981, 1987, 1988, and 1991. In 1978, he was 8–3 with a 2.45 earned run average (ERA) playing with Cordoba. In 1981, he finished 12–3 with a 3.03 ERA.

Personal life Barojas is the youngest of seven children.