19 Adam LaRoche
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- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
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- Hometown:
- Fort Scott, Kansas
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- High School:
- Fort Scott High School
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- Previous College:
- Fort Scott Community College
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- Position:
- 1B
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- Draft:
- 2000
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- Team:
- Atlanta Braves
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- College:
- Seminole State College
David Adam LaRoche professional baseball first baseman who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox. Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2000 and signed with the team.
Adam LaRoche was a 1998 graduate of Fort Scott High School in Fort Scott, Kansas, where he played baseball. He was named an All-American in baseball as a senior. His uncle, Dave Regan, was his high school head coach. He played for his father, Dave, at Fort Scott Community College in 1999 before transferring to Seminole Community College in Seminole, Oklahoma in 2000, where he was an All-American and the MVP of the Junior College World Series.
LaRoche accomplished a rare feat in early September 2012 when he homered in each game of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs (and hit five home runs overall). The only other players to match this feat are Hall-of-Fame sluggers Babe Ruth, Hank Greenberg, Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, and Mike Schmidt.
On October 2, 2012 LaRoche reached two personal milestones. He hit his career-high 33rd home run, in the process tying a career high of 100 RBI. He earned his first Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger Award.
LaRoche is a devout Christian who helped the Washington Nationals promote "Faith Day" at Nationals Park along with teammates Denard Span and Ian Desmond. LaRoche was raised Christian but did not embrace his faith until asking himself, "Why are we here? What is our purpose on this earth?" He believes the answer is "to spread God’s word" and told the Washington Times, "I heard one chaplain put it this way: What do you want written on your tombstone? Do you want ‘Adam LaRoche: Gold Glove, batting average, hit so many homers, and has a million dollars in his bank account,’ or do you want ‘Adam LaRoche: Man of God, integrity, raised a great family, loving.’ Let’s be honest: I don’t know anybody who wants their stats."
Fort Scott Community College (Fort Scott, KS)
Seminole State College (Seminole, OK)