Minnie Rojas

Minervino Alejandro "Minnie" Rojas Landin (November 26, 1933 – March 23, 2002) was a Cuban professional baseball player.

In 1970, Rojas and his family were involved in a serious automobile accident that killed two of his three children and left him partially paralyzed for the rest of his life.

[3][4] Rojas made his major league debut as a 32 year old rookie starting pitcher on May 30, 1966, against the Cleveland Indians and earned the win.

[5] Rojas would only make one additional start in the major leagues Instead, he became a valuable member of the Angels' bullpen at a time when the role of relief pitchers was evolving in the professional game.

Rojas also won 12 games in relief that year and was a major reason that the Angels were surprising contenders for the American League pennant until mid-September.

[10] In 1970, Rojas and his family were involved in a serious automobile accident that killed two of his three children and left him partially paralyzed for the rest of his life.

[11] Rojas' spinal cord was damaged, leaving him partially paralyzed,[12] and his two young daughters, Lourdes and Barbara, were killed.