Robert Michael Ojeda was born on December 17,1957 and is an American former professional baseball player, coach and television sports color commentator.
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23 Facts About Bob Ojeda
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Bob Ojeda played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1980 to 1994, most notably as a member of the New York Mets, with whom he won a world championship in 1986.
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Bob Ojeda played for the Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees.
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Bob Ojeda was the lone survivor of a March 22,1993 boating accident that killed fellow Cleveland Indians players Steve Olin and Tim Crews.
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Bob Ojeda is a former pre- and post-game studio analyst for Mets' broadcasts.
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Bob Ojeda attended Redwood High School and College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California.
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Bob Ojeda gave up no runs with four strikeouts over six innings.
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On June 23,1981, Bob Ojeda was the winning pitcher in the longest professional baseball game in history.
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Bob Ojeda started the 33rd when play was resumed two months later and got credit for the win when Pawtucket won in the bottom of the inning after eighteen minutes.
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In 1983, Bob Ojeda turned things around for a Boston team that finished near the bottom of the division.
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Bob Ojeda got through the fifth inning in all but two of his starts and allowed zero earned runs in eight different starts.
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Bob Ojeda started Game 6, but gave up three runs in the first inning.
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Bob Ojeda had surgery in May 1987 and missed most of that season.
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Bob Ojeda pitched well in 1988; in September the Mets clinched the NL East.
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Bob Ojeda did not quickly recover, declining in 1989 and spending most of 1990 pitching out of the bullpen.
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Bob Ojeda won an important game in the heat of a pennant race but the Dodgers lost three of their last four games and missed the playoffs.
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Bob Ojeda was the only survivor of the accident, but suffered major head lacerations and sat out most of the season to recuperate both physically and mentally.
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Bob Ojeda attributed the fact that he was slouching in his seat at the time of the accident for saving his life.
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Bob Ojeda was signed by the New York Yankees for 1994 but pitched poorly in two games and was released.
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Bob Ojeda maintained a private life after retiring until 2001, when he was hired as the pitching coach for the Mets A-level Brooklyn Cyclones.
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In 2005, Bob Ojeda was hired as the pitching coach for the Can-Am League's Worcester Tornadoes.
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In 2008, Bob Ojeda joined the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School baseball coaching staff as a pitching instructor.
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