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Former catcher Rich Rowland died. “RIP Pops,” read the text overlay on Robby Rowland’s post. “Pops, my hero man. My best friend & my role model.. Thank you. Words simply cannot express.. and if they could I wouldn’t know which ones to use..I just feel so dang blessed to have had the best frickin dad a kid could ask for! I love you, pops.” TheBigLead.com My thoughts go out to his family and friends. Rowland’s best season came in 1994 when he hit all nine of his MLB home runs, slugging .483 in 129 PA. Fenway didn’t help him that season, as six of the homers came on the road. He was the prototypical light-hitting backup catcher.