Patrick Edward Rockett was a shortstop

Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...

 who played for the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 between 1976 and 1978. Rockett was drafted by the Braves with the 10th pick of the 1973 amateur draft

1973 Major League Baseball Draft

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. He played his first game with the Braves on September 17, 1976 against the Los Angeles Dodgers

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; it was one of only four major league games he played in that season. Rockett played two more seasons with the Braves before being traded to the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

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 along with Barry Bonnell

Barry Bonnell

Robert Barry Bonnell , is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball.He was a star athlete at Milford High School near Cincinnati, Ohio, where he played both varsity baseball and basketball on championship teams...

 and Joey McLaughlin

Joey McLaughlin

Joey Richard McLaughlin was a right-handed relief pitcher who played for the Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and Texas Rangers between 1977 and 1984. McLaughlin was drafted by the Braves in the second round of the 1974 amateur draft. He played his first game with the Braves on June 11, 1977,...

 in exchange for Chris Chambliss

Chris Chambliss

Carroll Christopher Chambliss is a former Major League Baseball player who played from to for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves...

 and Luis Gómez. However, Rockett never played a game with the Blue Jays, and his major league career ended after the trade.