Bob Ojeda

Pitcher

Born: December 17, 1957 (age 59)
Los Angeles, California

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

July 13, 1980, for the Boston Red Sox

Last MLB appearance

April 22, 1994, for the New York Yankees

MLB statistics

115–98

3.65

1,128

Teams

Career highlights and awards

Robert Michael "Bob" Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Ojeda is best remembered as an anchor in the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets starting rotation (along with Dwight Gooden and Ron Darling), and for being the lone survivor of a March 22, 1993 boating accident that killed fellow Cleveland Indians pitchers Steve Olin and Tim Crews. He is also a former pre- and post-game studio analyst for Mets broadcasts.

Ojeda attended Redwood High School and College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California. Upon graduation, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 1978.

Though his first professional season with the New York–Penn League's Elmira Pioneers went poorly (1–6 with a 4.81 ERA), in 1979, as a starting pitcher for the Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League, Ojeda went 15–7 in 29 games started earning a promotion to the triple A Pawtucket Red Sox for 1980. With a good earned run average, Ojeda was called up to the majors in July 1980. He made his major league debut on July 13 at Fenway Park against the Detroit Tigers, and was winning, 4–1, until the sixth inning when the Tigers scored three runs to tie the score, and knock Ojeda out of the game. The Red sox eventually won, 8–4.