Escárrega was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago White Sox.\n', '

Escárrega entered major league baseball in 1982, as a 32-year-old rookie, the year that future Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. ended up winning the AL rookie of the year title. He played as a starter, and a reliever, starting 2 games and collecting 1 save, pitching 73.2 innings, with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.21 to go 1-3 with 33 strikeouts, while appearing in a respectable 38 games.\n', '

Escárrega retired the year after his rookie season, before the start of the next season in early 1983, at the age of 33, along with four other White Sox teammates, including Sparky Lyle.\n', '

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