Bobby Rose (baseball)
Robert Richard Rose (born March 15, 1967) is an American former professional baseball infielder and coach. He played for the California Angels in Major League Baseball (MLB), and for the Yokohama BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). During his playing career, he batted and threw right-handed and was listed at and . He later served as a hitting coach in Minor League Baseball. Baseball career North America Rose played baseball for San Dimas High School in California, where he had a .515 batting average during his senior season in 1985. He was selected by the California Angels in the fifth round of the 1985 MLB draft and signed with the team. He played in the Angels' farm system for several teams from 1985 through 1992, except for 1987. Rose sat out the 1987 season, working for a graphics company in Orange County, California, before returning to baseball the following year. His longest assignments were with the Quad Cities Angels of the Class A Midwest League for 264 games during 1986 and 1988, and the Edmonton Trappers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League for 216 games during 1990–1992. Over seven seasons, Rose appeared in 648 minor-league games, registering a .288 average