Hiram Bocachica

Hiram Gabriel Bocachica Colon

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165-195 lb.
• High School Rexville High School
• Debut September 13, 2000
• Final Game July 17, 2007
• Born March 4, 1976 in Ponce, P.R.

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Biographical Information

Hiram Bocachica played in the major leagues over parts of eight seasons, earning most of his major league at bats in 2001 and 2002 as a spare part with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Hiram played center field more than any other position, but also played a fair number of games at third and second, making him a versatile infielder/outfielder. In 2006, he was the top hitter on the Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League, hitting .326 with a .595 slugging percentage in 74 games. His 19 home runs were second on the team behind minor league journeyman Scott McClain, who had 28 home runs in 140 games. He also slugged over .550 in Triple A in 2000 (in 124 games) and in 2004 (in 40 games).

Bocachica signed with the Seibu Lions in December of 2007, spending two years in Japan's Pacific League. He played for Puerto Rico in the 2009 WBC.

Following his playing career, Bocachica turned to coaching in Puerto Rico in the Superior Double-A Baseball League which is an amateur league. He may have started as a player/manager with the Artisans de Las Piedras in 2013. Bocachica managed the Lancheros de Catano in 2014-2015. He moved to the Polluelos de Aibonito in 2016 and started the 2017 season with the Chicks until being fired after two games on February 17th. Four days later, the Arenosos de Camuy hired Bocachica as a hitting and third base coach.

Bocachica returned to affiliated baseball in 2018 as a Minor League Roving Instructor for the Oakland Athletics organization. The A's promoted him to manager of the AZL Athletics Gold in 2019. Bocachica was scheduled to coach the Las Vegas Aviators in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. Moving to the Texas Rangers' organization, he was a coach for the Hickory Crawdads in 2021.

There is no record of Bocachica coaching in 2022. He went back to Puerto Rico and managed the Azucareros de Yabucoa in 2023. The next year Bocachica joined the Los Angeles Angels' chain as hitting coach of the Tri-City Dust Devils. In 2025 he is scheduled to serve as the Leones de Yucatán bench coach in the Mexican League.

Bocachica also has considerable experience coaching and managing in the winter leagues. He started as the hitting & third base coach for the Cangrejeros de Santurce during the 2017/2018 Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League season. In 2018/2019 Bocachica was the hitting coach for the Bravos de Margarita in the Venezuelan League. He returned to Santurce in 2022/2023 as a hitting coach. In 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 Bocachica worked as the first base coach for Santurce.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2019	AZL Athletics Gold	Arizona League	31-25	8th (t)	Oakland Athletics

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