Gregory Mark LaRocca (born November 10, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who played for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians between 2000 and 2003.

[2] LaRocca played for Low-A Spokane Indians and High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.

[2] The 1995 season was split between High-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and AA Memphis Chicks.

It was cheaper signing, with the Carp obtaining a middle of the order hitter that can hit the ball to all fields.

On November 18, 2005, LaRocca, along with Tom Davey, Kenny Rayborn were designated for assignment, then traded to the Yakult Swallows.

In 2006, Yakult formed a strong central axis with teammates Alex Ramirez, Adam Riggs and LaRocca.

On opening day against the Lotte, three consecutive home runs were recorded for the first time in three years by himself and two other teammates.

However, in the game against Softbank on July 28, he was hit by a pitch for the 100th time in his career, thirteenth in NPB history, from Masahiko Morifuku.

In a game against Rakuten on March 22, LaRocca hit a two-run home run off of Rei Nagai.

However, in an effort to preserve his season, LaRocca covered the affected part of the little finger with a metal plate, attached to a shock absorbing pad from the top of the batting glove.

However, as Aarom Baldiris began to rise, LaRocca mainly played as DH and pinch hitter.

[3][better source needed] LaRocca is a hitting and fielding instructor in New Hampshire for both private and team consulting.

When he signed with Orix, he formed "big boys batting line" with Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera (including Jose Fernandez in 2009 season).

LaRocca had good command of all positions, earning a .945 career fielding percentage at all levels.

At the moment when he received the 25th HBP of the season from Shibuya Naoyuki on September 17 against Lotte Marines, when he passed the Japanese record set by Yoshiyuki Iwamoto, LaRocca waved hands towards the audience and also bowed.

In the same year's salary negotiation, it turned out that LaRocca was hoping for an "unprecedented" incentive at the number of HBP ".

Among the increase in annual salary, "treatment expenses" of injuries caused by HBP were included.

September 28, 2007, the Orix team announced that it would donate 100 million yen to the Research Promotion Foundation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.

LaRocca has played in the Wounded Warriors Project softball game in 2016 and 2017 on the celebrity team.