David Eugene LaRoche (né Garcia; born May 14, 1948) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach.

Before retiring from baseball following the 2015 season, LaRoche was the pitching coach for the New York Mets' short-season affiliate, the Brooklyn Cyclones.

He went 5–1 with nine saves and a 2.50 earned run average (ERA) with the Angels in 1971 before being traded to the Twins for Leo Cárdenas at the Winter Meetings on November 30.

'"[6] He was traded from the Twins to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Hands, Joe Decker and minor‐league pitcher Bob Maneely on December 1, 1972.

He began the 1977 campaign with a 2–2 record and four saves before returning to the Angels along with Dave Schuler from the Indians for Sid Monge, Bruce Bochte and cash on May 11.

[9] LaRoche was named as the pitching coach for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in the Miami Marlins organization for the 2018 season.