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  • Born in Cleveland and attended Solon High School, along with his older brother Sal, who was an All-Star third baseman for the A’s in the 1970s and early 80s.
  • Drafted by Cleveland in second round in 1978.
  • Made his MLB debut in 1981 in Cleveland against his brother’s team (Milwaukee). Sal did not play in the game but was on the roster. Sal had played his final career game in Cleveland two days earlier.
  • Slugged .505 during a career year in 1984, the only season his slugging percentage topped .400.
  • Released by Cleveland in August 1988. Signed with Tigers for rest of season. Ended his career with his brothers long-time team in Oakland in 1989.
  • Went 42 consecutive starts without a multi-hit game between 1984 and 1985, setting a franchise record which stood until Austin Hedges broke it in 2024.
  • Led team in games caught in the 1980s (454).

Worst Games with RISP

July 24, 2026

The Guardians went 0-17 with runners in scoring position in Thursday’s 12-inning loss to the Twins, tying a franchise record for the worst 0-for with RISP and setting the mark for the worst performance at home.

The other two 0-17 incidents:

  • September 8, 1981 at BAL
  • May 2, 1970 at KC (17 innings)

There have only been four other instances of going 0-15 or worse:

  • October 3, 2022 vs KC (0-15)
  • April 5, 2004 at Minnesota (0-15)
  • July 30, 1972 vs MIL (0-15)
  • May 20, 1965 vs BAL (0-15)

And here’s a breakdown of all the 0-17 performances by player:

2026 vs Minnesota

1981 at Baltimore

1970 at Kansas City

Brayan Rocchio’s first career HR

June 8, 2024

Brayan Rocchio hit his first career home run on Friday night against the Marlins in his 76th career game.

His 75 straight games without a home run was the 38th longest streak for a non-pitcher in team history and the fourth longest over the last 50 years. The team record is 539 games by .

Longest homerless droughts to start a career for Cleveland over the last 50 seasons: