All kids dream of playing baseball at the highest level, but not every kid has that chance. For Rolando “Roly” de Armas, his dream of reaching baseball’s highest level happened differently than most imagine.
Roly de Armas was born in New York, graduating high school from Archbishop Curley High School in Miami. He attended Miami Dade North Junior College, playing under legendary coach Ron Polk. Polk was an assistant coach for Miami Dade from 1968-71, before accepting the head coaching job at Georgia Southern in 1972.
I started my career at Miami Dade North with Coach Polk and Charlie Green.