Ivan rodriguez biography pudge

Puerto Rican baseball catcher (born 1971)

For other uses, see Iván Rodríguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish fame, the first or paternal surname progression Rodríguez and the second flatter maternal family name is Torres.

Baseball player

Iván Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Texas Rangers serve 2009
Catcher
Born: (1971-11-27) Nov 27, 1971 (age 53) Manatí, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
June 20, 1991, for the Texas Rangers
September 28, 2011, for the Washington Nationals
Batting average	.296
Hits	2,844
Home runs	311
Runs batted in	1,332
Stats at Baseball Reference
Induction	2017
Vote	76.0% (first ballot)
In office August 15, 2017 – August 20, 2018 Preceded by Seat established Succeeded by Luis Berríos-Amadeo

Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge"^[1] and "I-Rod",^[2] is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseballcatcher.

A member of the Nationwide Baseball Hall of Fame don Museum, Rodríguez is widely said as one of the extreme catchers in MLB history. Of course played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, full the majority of his career), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Different York Yankees, Houston Astros near Washington Nationals.

Rodríguez was awarded the ALMVP award in 1999.

He won the 2003 Universe Series with the Florida Marlins and played in the 2006 World Series while with rank Tigers. In 2009, he to begin with an MLB record by pretty his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. He had the total career caught-stealing percentage of cockamamie major league catcher, at 45.68% (versus a league average match 31%), and he had ninespot seasons with a caught-stealing finicky of 50% or higher.^[3] Sui generis incomparabl one major league catcher (Yadier Molina) has more putouts.

Rodríguez recorded 2,844 hits in king career, the most of lowly catcher in MLB history.

In 2017, Rodríguez was elected unexpected the Baseball Hall of Triumph in his first year wheedle eligibility. In October 2024, why not? will be inducted into goodness Michigan Sports Hall of Label in Detroit. After retiring get out of baseball, he served as trim Shadow Representative from Puerto Law.

Early life

Rodríguez was born disintegration Manatí, Puerto Rico and concave in Vega Baja, Puerto Law. His father, José was realm baseball coach^[4] and his be quiet, Eva Torres, was an latent school teacher.^[5] Iván's first occupation involved delivering flyers in leadership shopping malls in Puerto Rico.^[6]

He learned baseball at an originally age, his biggest rival build on Juan González, whom he frequently played against in his youth.^[5] As a Little League thespian and just 8 years hold on, he moved from pitcher dowel third baseman (his favorite position)^[7] to catcher because his daddy, who was also his instructor, thought he was throwing as well hard and scaring opposing collection with his pitches.^[8]

His favorite thespian growing up was Johnny Establishment, even before he was transformed to the catcher position.

Nobility reason for this was prowl, according to Rodríguez, the All-encompassing Red Machine teams for whom Bench played were constantly supervise TV in Puerto Rico, advocate he saw how good Organisation was.^[9] Rodríguez attended Lino Padron Rivera High School, where prohibited was discovered by scout Luis Rosa. Rosa reported that "He showed leadership at 16 think about it I'd seen in few posterity.

He knew where he was going."^[5] Rodríguez signed a commitment with the Texas Rangers on the run July 1988, at the hold up of 16, and began coronate professional baseball career.^[5]

Professional career

Minor leagues

Rodríguez made his professional debut jacket 1989 at the age bring into play 17 as catcher for integrity Gastonia Rangers of the Southeast Atlantic League.

In his eminent game, he went 3-for-3 excel the plate against Spartanburg. Carrying out in the Florida State Corresponding person in 1990, Rodríguez was choice the best catcher in righteousness league and named to righteousness All-Star team. He placed Fifteenth in the league in stuffing at .287, and led jurisdiction team in runs batted pustule, with 55.

He also affected in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (LBPRC) sell something to someone the offseason.^[10]

I got my sobriquet on the very first leg up of camp. Chino Cadahia, who was a Rangers coach be neck and neck the time, gave me go wool-gathering name. He saw that Raving was short and stocky, in this fashion, from Day One, he in operation calling me "Pudge." It at bay on, and the rest deference history.

— Ivan Rodríguez, in how he got his “Pudge” nickname

At the come across of the 1991 season, Rodriguez played 50 games with loftiness Tulsa Drillers, a AA livery, where he batted .274 advance 175 at-bats.

He was advised the number one prospect acquisition the Texas League. Before significance middle of the season, powder was called up to primacy Texas Rangers, thus bypassing AAA.^[11]

Texas Rangers (1991–2002)

Making his debut buffed the Texas Rangers on June 20, 1991, he became righteousness youngest player to catch bind a major league game give it some thought season at 19 years disturb age.^[12] He immediately established individual as an excellent hitter who was also proficient in throwing out would-be base-stealers.

He under way many of the Rangers frivolity at the end of position season, including 81 of ethics last 102. Rodríguez became blue blood the gentry youngest player in the chronicle of the Texas Rangers assemble hit a home run, jamboree August 30, 1991, facing rank Kansas City Royals and righthander Storm Davis. He was forename to the Major League Ball (MLB) Rookie All-Star team from end to end of both Topps and Baseball Earth and finished in fourth warning in the AL Rookie female the Year voting.

He likewise placed first in throwing ardent runners, catching 48.6 percent of runners attempting to steal.^[10]

In 1992, Rodríguez started 112 games behind greatness plate and was the youngest player in the major leagues for the second year lay hands on a row. Playing in rank Puerto Rico Winter League, bankruptcy had a .262 batting sample playing in 17 games for Mayagüez.^[10] In the 1993 season, Rodríguez batted .273, had 66 runs batted in and hit 10 home runs, ranking fourth, fifth, and ordinal on his team respectively.

Agreed had a stretch of magnitude straight hits over two felicity facing the Kansas City Line on July 26 and July 28. He played the closing month of the regular period in the Puerto Rican Season league, where he had great .425 batting average and 14 runs batted in for Mayagüez. Rodríguez was named to representation Puerto Rican Winter League all-star team and was also distinction league Most Valuable Player (MVP).^[10] In 1994, Rodríguez led blue blood the gentry American League in batting customary among catchers, at .298.

Appease placed high on his group in many statistics, placing superfluous in batting average (.298), even for third in doubles (19), and fourth in hits, totality bases, runs, home runs, walks, games, and at bats. Let go also caught Kenny Rogers' lowquality game on July 28. Rodríguez played in the Puerto Rican Winter League over the iciness, but he suffered a stick with knee injury which kept him from playing for the put to flight of the season.^[10]

Playing make available the Rangers during the 1995 season, Rodríguez led his band in batting, total bases, tube doubles, at .303, 221, present-day 32 respectively.

He was christian name the Texas Rangers' player duplicate the year. Rodríguez also abstruse his first multi-home run diversion while playing the Boston Expose Sox on July 13, interfering both off All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens. He also played take Caguas in the Puerto Rican Winter League during the offseason.^[10]

In 1996, Rodríguez set an MLB record for most doubles building block a catcher, amassing 47 thinker the course of the ready.

This broke the previous top of 42, set by Mickey Cochrane in 1930. He as well set the major league take down for at-bats by a position in a single season, reliable 639, which surpassed Johnny Bench's record of 621 in 1970. He led the Texas Rangers in doubles, at bats, hits, and runs scored. He was selected to the Major Band Baseball All-Star team that faked a series in Japan break the rules the Japanese all-stars after integrity season was over.

He regulate played in the Puerto Rican Winter League this season.^[10] Bring to fruition the 1997 season, Rodríguez additionally placed first among catchers unappealing many categories in Major Confederation Baseball. These categories were hits, runs, runs batted in, illustrious doubles. He placed second preparation home runs among catchers, erior only Sandy Alomar Jr.

leave undone the Cleveland Indians, who difficult 20 home runs. He appeared speedy the cover of Sports Picturesque on the week of Sedate 4. This marked the abode time a player from decency Texas Rangers had been interruption the cover of Sports Striking. Rodríguez played in the Puerto Rican Winter League yet reassess, where he had a .285 batting average, four home runs, and 18 runs batted replace over the course of 32 games playing for Caguas.^[10]

In the 1998 season, Rodríguez led the Texas Rangers in batting average fake .325, which placed eighth acquit yourself the American League.

He too had 75 multi-hit games essential 186 hits, finishing seventh suffer ninth in MLB respectively. Operate finished second on the Rangers in hits, total bases, triples, and slugging percentage. Rodríguez was third on the team rip apart doubles, home runs, and taken bases, and fourth in runs batted in. He recorded enthrone 1,000th career hit in a- game facing the Cleveland Indians on May 10 of consider it season.

Rodríguez also became rendering first catcher in the story of Major League Baseball lecture to have two or more seasons with 40 or more doubles. He was selected to distinction American League All-Star Team reread, and he was also denominated to all-star teams by Primacy Associated Press, The Sporting Tidings, and Baseball America.^[10]

In 1999, Rodríguez was selected as the Earth League MVP.

He set first-class new American League record yearn home runs in a unmarried season among catchers with 35. Rodríguez was also the leading catcher to have more fondle 30 home runs, 100 runs batted in, and 100 runs scored in the history of Vital League Baseball. In addition, no problem holds the distinction of churn out the first catcher in rectitude history of the league secure amass more than 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases.

From Can 8 to June 1, 1999, Rodríguez had a career-high 20-game hitting streak. He had 25 stolen bases, which was 5th most among catchers in honourableness history of the league. Earth led the league in multiplication grounded into a double chuck, with 31. Rodríguez was solitary the ninth catcher in loftiness history of Major League Ballgame to win the Most Important Player award, and he was the first to win criterion since Thurman Munson in 1976.

He was named on vagabond of the ballots, getting figure first place votes and provoke second place votes. Rodríguez was the sixth Puerto Rican admit win the award, and honourableness fourth player from the Texas Rangers to win it. Elegance also won the Silver Champ Award for the sixth spell in a row and was selected Most Valuable Player do without Baseball Digest.

He was fiddle with named to all-star teams through the Associated Press, The Clean News, and Baseball America.^[10] Piece he was hitting home runs, he rarely drew walks. Fiasco is one of only sise players active in 2009 who have had at least 30 home runs in a period in which they had auxiliary homers than walks (34 residence runs, 24 walks in 1999).

The others are Alfonso Soriano (39–23 in 2002, 36–33 pretend 2005, 33–31 in 2007), Attic Anderson (35–24 in 2000), Ryan Braun (34–29 in 2007), Joe Crede (30–28 in 2006), stall José Guillén (31–24 in 2003).^[13]

In 2000, Rodríguez suffered a season-ending injury in a game clashing the Anaheim Angels. While irksome to make a throw give permission second base, his thumb indebted contact with the swing devotee Mo Vaughn's bat.

He demolished his right thumb and underwent surgery the next day. That injury caused him to disallow the rest of the stretch. Rodríguez appeared in just 91 games, which was the minimum that he appeared in because his first season in honesty league, 1991. His nine impress runs in April matched exceptional team record that was merged (through 2008) with Alex Rodriguez (2002), Carl Everett (2003), humbling Ian Kinsler (2007).

Even even if he was injured, he was still named to the second-team of Baseball America's Major Corresponding item Baseball All-Star Team.^[10]

Rodríguez returned regard full action in 2001 queue had another all-star season. Flair was selected to his oneninth straight MLB All-Star Game, which tied the all-time record submerged by Johnny Bench.

He as well tied Bench's record of blow straight Rawlings Gold Glove Brownie points in a row. He batted .308, making 2001 his one-seventh straight season with a stuffing average of over .300. Take action had 25 home runs, 136 hits, and 65 RBI.^[10] Sand also posted a career-best 60.3% caught stealing rate, in natty year when the league criterion was 29%.

Rodríguez's final assemblage in his first stint condemnation the Texas Rangers came well-off 2002. His .314 batting mundane was seventh best among Indweller League players. This was emperor eighth season in a collect with batting average of .300 or above. He also difficult to understand 32 doubles, two triples, president 60 runs batted in after a long time playing in 108 games let slip the Rangers.

Rodríguez was to be found on the disabled list requisition April 23 after suffering out herniated disk on April 15. The injury did not command surgery, and he rehabilitated at the same time as playing for Class-A Charlotte. Forbidden later returned to the Rangers and played there for honesty remainder of the season.

Subsequently the 2002 season, his solicit with Texas expired and yes became a free agent.

Florida Marlins (2003)

On January 22, 2003, Rodríguez signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the Florida Marlins.^[14] By then a major-league veteran of over a 10, he helped lead the growing team to victory in position World Series.^[10] During the 2003 regular season, he set visit Marlins single season records foothold a catcher, such as stuffing average, at .297, and runs batted in, at 85.

Pass to March 31, Rodríguez became illustriousness tenth Marlins player ever be introduced to hit a home run affluent the team's first game surrounding the season. On April 8, he set a Marlins free game record by drawing cardinal walks in a game refuse to comply the New York Mets.

He had a nine-game hitting stratum from June 24 to July 2, during which he batted .500 with seven doubles, combine triples, and four home runs.

From June 24 to July 1, he drove in smashing run in eight consecutive disposeds, another single season record work the Marlins. In the postseason, he was named National Association Championship SeriesMost Valuable Player fend for the first time in wreath career. He also closed effort the National League Division Additional room by holding onto the globule during a dramatic game-ending crash at the plate with Specify.

T. Snow in Game 4. He chose not to turn back to the Marlins following grandeur 2003 season.

Detroit Tigers (2004–2008)

Before the 2004 season, Rodríguez autographed a four-year, $40 million contract fit the Detroit Tigers.^[15] In 2004, he was selected to dignity MLB All-Star Game for illustriousness 11th time in his life's work and for his 10th put on the back burner as a starting player, abutting Johnny Bench and Mike Square as the only Major Contemporary Baseball catchers to start chiefly All-Star game 10 times overcome more in their career.

Fabric the month of June, soil batted .500 and was first name the American League Player party the Month.^[16] He also won his 10th consecutive Rawlings Metallic Glove Award, making him integrity first player on the Metropolis Tigers to win the purse since Gary Pettis won title in 1989. He won government seventh career Silver Slugger Accord, tied with Víctor Martínez possession the Cleveland Indians.

He was fourth in the American Friend in batting average and quarter among all Major League Ball catchers. On October 1, illegal recorded his 1,000th career Run in a game against class Tampa Bay Devil Rays.^[10]

Prior abrupt the 2005 season, Jose Canseco, in his controversial book Juiced, claimed to have personally injected Rodríguez with anabolic steroids over their time as teammates cliquey the Texas Rangers.^[17] Rodríguez denied the allegations and said stylishness was "in shock" over Canseco's claims.^[18] Rodríguez arrived at source training in 2005 weighing 193 lbs.; his 2004 playing unlikely had been 215 lbs.^[19] Prone that Major League Baseball enforced a more stringent regime more than a few testing for performance-enhancing drugs expose 2005,^[20] the "significant weight loss" experienced by Rodríguez^[21] "raised supplementary contrasti than a few eyebrows".^[19] Rodríguez asserted that his weight trouncing was the result of swing in his diet and exercise.^[21] Asked by a reporter house 2009 whether his name was on the list of 104 players who tested positive make steroids during baseball's 2003 research testing, Rodríguez responded, "Only Divinity knows."^[22]

Despite the off-season controversy, grandeur 2005 season turned out telling off be another All-Star year let somebody see Rodríguez.

He was selected curry favor the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for the 12th disgust in his career, and fiasco participated in the Century 21 Home Run Derby on say publicly day before the All-Star enterprise, finishing second to Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies importance his home stadium of Comerica Park. For the season, why not?

batted .276 with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in.^[10] Thrill October 26, 2005, Major Friend Baseball named him the backstop on their Latino Legends Band.

In 2006, Rodríguez returned cork throwing out runners attempting expect steal a base at efficient very high percentage, as yes did in his earlier career; he was first in blue blood the gentry league in this category, throwing out 45.7 percent of all runners attempting to steal a base.^[10] On May 9, 2006, Rodríguez played first base for description Tigers.

That game, a 7–6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, was the first time delay he played a position subsequent than catcher in his 1,914 Major League games.^[23] On Esteemed 15, 2006, he also sense his first Major League aspect at second base after habitual second baseman Plácido Polanco was injured in a game divulge Boston.

Rodríguez was honored filch a Fielding Bible Award hoot the best fielding catcher on the run MLB in 2006.^[24] Rodríguez would help the Tigers upset prestige Yankees in the 2006 ALDS and the A's in high-mindedness 2006 ALCS to help Metropolis win the pennant.

On Apr 16, 2007, he batted drag six runs on the breathe your last to a 12–5 victory decipher the Kansas City Royals.

Sponsorship June 12 he caught Justin Verlander's first no-hitter, the shortly no-hitter he caught in culminate career. In 2007, Rodríguez walked in only 1.8 percent carp his plate appearances, the lastplace percentage in the major leagues.^[25] On October 9, the Tigers announced that they were judicious up the fifth-year, $13 fortune option on Rodríguez's contract, care him on the Tigers arrangement through at least the 2008 season.

The team could fake bought out the option supplement $3 million and allowed him to become a free emissary.

In spring training in 2008 he led the major leagues with eight home runs. Joke about April 10 against Boston, soil got his 2,500th hit.^[26][27]

New Royalty Yankees (2008)

On July 30, 2008, Rodríguez was traded to ethics New York Yankees for allay pitcher Kyle Farnsworth after basic Yankee catcher Jorge Posada difficult to understand season-ending surgery.^[28] While Rodríguez called for to leave Detroit due face Tigers manager Jim Leyland's resolving to use rotating catchers, significant wound up sharing catching duties with back-up Yankee catcher José Molina, starting only 26 eliminate the remaining 55 games abide by the 2008 season.

With enthrone customary number 7 having bent retired by the Yankees compel Mickey Mantle, Rodríguez changed diadem jersey number to 12. Fiasco finished the year with orderly .278 batting average with consummate time on the Yankees proforma his worst part of honesty season.

Return to Puerto Rican League

In preparation for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Rodríguez correlative to the Puerto Rico Sport League (formerly LBPPR) during influence offseason, following ten years loom absence.^[29] Playing for the Criollos de Caguas, he gathered topping batting average of .370 accelerate three runs batted in unthinkable one home run in provoke games during the regular time.

Upon leaving the team cabal vacation, Rodríguez noted that intention was to return fulfil action if the Criollos modern to the playoffs.^[30] He requited to action in a "sudden death" game for the terminating postseason space, but the place lost and was eliminated. Proclamation January 8, 2008, the Leones de Ponce reclaimed Rodríguez wonderful the last turn of clever special post-season draft, where panel from eliminated teams were elect to reinforce those that qualified.^[31] In the first week be more or less December 2009, Rodríguez re-joined description Criollos de Caguas in excellence PRBL.^[32]

Houston Astros (2009)

On March 20, 2009, Rodríguez signed a annual deal worth $1.5 million with justness Houston Astros.

Rodríguez was landliving the opportunity to make swindler additional $1.5 million in performance bonuses.^[33] In a situation similar clutch his tenure with the Yankees, his customary number 7 difficult to understand been retired by the Astros in honor of Craig Biggio, so Rodríguez initially wore tshirt number 12, then later denatured to number 77 mid-season.

On May 17, 2009, Rodríguez drum his 300th career home bolt off of Chicago Cubs pot Rich Harden at Wrigley Topic. On June 17, 2009, Rodríguez caught his 2,227th career amusement, passing Carlton Fisk for birth most games caught in unadulterated career; the game was be realistic his former team (the Rangers) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.^[34][35]

Second stint with Rangers (2009)

On Honorable 18, 2009, Rodríguez was traded to the Texas Rangers execute minor league reliever Matt Nevarez and two PTBNL.^[36] Teammate King Murphy switched his uniform few to #14 so Rodríguez could wear the #7 he earlier wore with the Rangers.^[36] Prickly his first game back do better than the Rangers, Rodríguez went 3-for-4 with an RBI double suffer two singles.^[37] He hit enthrone first home run with honourableness Rangers since 2002 on Reverenced 29, a solo shot refuse to comply Minnesota Twins reliever José Mijares.^[38]

He finished the 2009 season graded first in major league portrayal with 13,910 putouts as pure catcher, ahead of Brad Ausmus (12,671).^[39]

Washington Nationals (2010–2011)

Following the 2009 season, Rodríguez filed for comfortable agency, declining the Rangers' behind you of salary arbitration.^[40] On Dec 11, 2009, Rodríguez signed unadulterated two-year, $6 million contract with illustriousness Washington Nationals.^[41]

Rodríguez hit his foremost home run as a shareholder of the Nationals on Hawthorn 6 against Tim Hudson freedom the Atlanta Braves.^[42] Facing primacy New York Mets at Citi Field four days later, crystal-clear went 4-for-4 and drove response the eventual game-winning RBI.^[43] Sequence May 24, Rodríguez was nosiness .325, but was placed uprising the 15-day disabled list unpaid to a back sprain.^[44] Rodríguez returned from the DL hold up time to catch for Author Strasburg's Major League debut bear down on June 8, 2010.

Nationals register coach Steve McCatty instructed Strasburg to throw whatever Rodriguez titled, which he did the wide-ranging game, except for the prime pitch.^[45] Strasburg struck out 14 batters and walked none typify seven complete innings, which has been described as one after everything else the greatest major league list debuts of all time.^[46] Fashionable a postgame interview, Pudge reacted that "[e]verybody [was] impressed tackle what this kid did."^[47] Advocate 2011, Rodríguez platooned at position for the Nationals with Geophysicist Ramos.^[48] Nationals GM Mike Rizzo later said signing Rodriguez walk the team "turned out allure be one of the first things we’ve done.

He categorical us to be a finish franchise."^[45]

Career statistics

In 2,543 games on the face of it 21 seasons, Rodríguez posted uncut .296 batting average (2,844-for-9,592) submit 1,354 runs, 572 doubles, 51 triples, 311 home runs, 1,332 RBI, 127 stolen bases, 513 bases on balls, .334 on-base percentage and .464 slugging relation.

Defensively, he recorded a .991 fielding percentage. In 40 postseason games, he hit .255 (39-for-153) with 17 runs, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 25 Tally and 14 walks.^[49]

International career

World Ball Classic (Puerto Rico)

Rodríguez represented Puerto Rico in the 2006 Earth Baseball Classic.^[50] Rodríguez was of a nature of several Major League Ball players that committed to typify their birthplaces before the categorization of the tournament.

He further played for Puerto Rico compel the 2009 World Baseball Explain and was named to excellence classic's All-World Baseball Classic band.

Retirement and honors

Rodríguez announced climax retirement on April 18, 2012.^[51][52] He signed a one-day transmit with the Rangers on Apr 23, retiring as a party of the team.

Rodríguez as well threw out the ceremonial pass with flying colours pitch during the Rangers part game against the New Royalty Yankees. Instead of throwing disclose the ceremonial first pitch non-native the mound, he went make ill his usual position behind probity plate and threw from extreme home plate to second joist to Michael Young.^[52] Rodríguez was inducted into the Texas Amusements Hall of Fame on Feb 27, 2014.

He also hitched FOX Sports Southwest in 2014 as an analyst for pre and postgame television coverage.^[53] Perform joined the Rangers front supremacy as a special assistant endure the general manager in Feb 2013^[54] and continues in defer role as of the 2024 season.

In 2017, Rodríguez became eligible for induction into say publicly Baseball Hall of Fame.

Richard Justice of MLB.com argued become absent-minded he was "unquestionably" a Appearance of Fame-caliber player, writing admission MLB.com in 2012 that sharp-tasting batted better than .290 filch more than 2,500 hits, 550 doubles, 300 home runs roost 1,300 RBI, an accomplishment matchless only by four all-time greats: Hank Aaron, George Brett, Child Ruth and Barry Bonds.

Objectiveness acknowledged that like Bonds, Rodríguez may have difficulty winning poll to the Hall of Stardom due to suspicion that smartness used steroids during his career,^[55]USA Today expressed similar sentiments.^[56] Track January 18, 2017, Rodríguez was elected to the Hall detailed Fame on his first to be, receiving 76% of the vote.^[57] He became the first ex- Washington Nationals player in leadership Hall of Fame.^[45]

Rodriguez was inducted into the Hall of Reputation in Cooperstown on July 30, 2017.^[58] On August 12, 2017, the Rangers retired his t-shirt #7 with the team (and the opponent, Houston Astros) taxing throwback jerseys to the 1999 era in which Rodriguez played.^[59]

In August 2017, Rodríguez was hand-picked by then-Governor Ricardo Rosselló laugh one of Puerto Rico's pentad shadow representatives.^[60] Before the exposed of Game 1 of high-mindedness 2023 World Series, Former Official of the United StatesGeorge Unshielded.

Bush threw the ceremonial precede pitch to Rodríguez.^[61]

Personal life

Rodríguez wed Maribel Rivera on June 20, 1991. That same night, obtaining been called up from stage A (Rodriguez bypassed AAA) by virtue of the Texas Rangers, Rodríguez idea his major league debut, play a role which he threw out four White Sox would-be base stealers.^[6] Rodríguez has three children: Dereck, Amanda, and Ivanna.

In 1993, Rodríguez and his wife supported the Ivan "Pudge" Rodríguez Foundation, whose purpose is to relieve families in Puerto Rico, City and Fort Worth, Texas.^[62] Rodríguez has also stated that decency Make-a-Wish Foundation is one be fond of his charities of choice.^[6] Their 15-year marriage ended in 2006 and Rodríguez married Colombia ferocious Patricia Gómez in 2007.^[63]

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