Salomé Barojas

Salomé Barojas
Pitcher
Born: (1957-06-16) June 16, 1957
Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1982, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1988, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record18–21
Earned run average3.95
Strikeouts177
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Member of the Mexican Professional
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2002

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 1982 to 1988. 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 1983 Chicago White Sox team that won the American League (AL) West division – the first White Sox team to make the postseason since 1959.[1]

Barojas played five years in the major leagues. The White Sox purchased his contract from the Diablos Rojos del México in April 1982.[2] 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.[3][2]

After two and a half seasons with Chicago, the White Sox traded Barojas to the Seattle Mariners for Jerry Don Gleaton and Gene Nelson.[4] Barojas had his only stretch as a starter in the majors with Seattle, winning his first four decisions as a starter.[3] Seattle released Barojas after the 1985 season, and he returned to play in Mexico. The Philadelphia Phillies purchased his contract from the Diablos Rojos in July 1988. After pitching in six MLB games, the Phillies released him on September 29.[2]

Bob Sheppard, public address announcer for the New York Yankees, said Barojas had one of his favorite names to announce.[5]

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.[6] In 1981, he finished 12–3 with a 3.03 ERA.[3] In 1987, he was 13–4 with a 3.10 ERA. The next year, he was 14–4 and 3.14. In 1991, he was 10–1 and 2.44. He pitched 543 games, started 85 and finished 30. The Veracruz was a great relief because he managed 152 rescues. He pitched 1,406 innings with a third, struck out 773 batters and allowed 648 walks.

In the winter Mexican Pacific League, he won 51 games and lost 39. In 1989–1990, with Mazatlan, he was saves leader with 17. He is fourth in saves with 53. It is ranked 14th in effectiveness of all time with 2.68.

In February 2025, Barojas was selected by a committee of journalists as a pitcher for the Mexican League Centennial All-Time Team on the occasion of the league's hundredth anniversary.[7]

Personal life

Barojas is the youngest of seven children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The "Winning Ugly" White Sox : A 40th Anniversary Tribute Looking Back at the 1983 AL West Champs". Chicago White Sox. November 21, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2026 – via Medium.
  2. 1 2 3 "Salomé Barojas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Seattle Mariners 1985 Media Guide. pp. 14–15.
  4. ↑ "American League Roundup". UPI. June 28, 1984. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ BASEBALL: YANKEES NOTEBOOK; An Especially Warm Reception for the Low-Profile Stottlemyre
  6. ↑ "Salomé Barojas Mexican & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "LMB: El Equipo Ideal del Centenario de la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". MiLB.com (in Spanish). February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.


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