Name: Billy Jo Robidoux

Rank: 213

Position: 1B

Year With White Sox: 1989

Billy Jo Robidoux signed a minor league deal with the White Sox following the 1988 season and was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 1989.  Despite hitting a robust .143 during Grapefruit League play, he managed to impress manager Jeff Torborg, who decided to add Robidoux to the roster and bring him north with the big league club.  “I like Billy in pinch-hitting roles,” Torborg said.  “He makes contact.”

To say Robidoux squandered his opportunity may be putting it lightly.  He managed just 5 hits and 1 RBI in 39 at bats before being sent down to Triple A on May 7.  He would not return.  Following the season, he was allowed to leave the organization as a free agent.

Robidoux’s numbers in a White Sox uniform were:
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