Ruben Gotay parlayed two outstanding seasons at Indian Hills into a long career in professional baseball. Gotay came to IHCC from Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and batted .366 as a freshman in 2000 when he also slammed seven homers and 17 doubles and drove in 35 runs. He boosted those numbers the next year, hitting .390 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs and also stole 13 bases. Gotay was taken in the 32nd round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals and played three seasons in the minor leagues before making his big league debut with the Royals in 2004. He also saw action with the New York Mets and Atlanta and played in the minors for Pittsburgh, Arizona, St. Louis and Florida. In all, he played more than 1,350 minor league games with a career average of .271; in 316 games in the majors he had a .255 batting mark. Gotay has been coaching since ending his playing career in 2016.