:Jorge Toca

{{short description|Cuban baseball player (born 1975)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Jorge Toca

| position = First baseman

| image =

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|1|7}}

| birth_place = Remedios, Villa Clara Province, Cuba

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = September 12

| debutyear = 1999

| debutteam = New York Mets

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = October 7

| finalyear = 2001

| finalteam = New York Mets

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .259

| stat2label = Home runs

| stat2value = 0

| stat3label = Runs batted in

| stat3value = 5

| teams =

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's baseball }}

{{MedalCountry | {{CUB}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Baseball World Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 1994 Managua | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Intercontinental Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 1995 Havana | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1995 Mar del Plata | Team }}

}}

Jorge Luis Toca (born January 7, 1975) is a former professional baseball player.

Career

He played with the New York Mets from 1999 to 2001. He is {{convert|6|ft|3|in|cm|abbr=on}} tall and weighs {{convert|220|lb|kg|abbr=on}}. He plays first base and outfield. He bats and throws right-handed. He is mostly remembered for losing grip and letting his bat fly into the stands after swings on multiple occasions.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} He most recently played for the Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League in {{Baseball year|2007}}.

On May 12, 2005, while playing in the minor leagues, Toca was suspended 15 games for violating the Minor League baseball drug policy.

See also