Ricardo Rodríguez (baseball, born 1978)
Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez (born May 21, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the KBO League (KBO) during his career.
| Ricardo Rodriguez | |||
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_(cropped).jpg.webp) Rodríguez with the Oklahoma Redhawks in 2005 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 21, 1978 Guayubín, Dominican Republic | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 21, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 8, 2005, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 10–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.18 | ||
| Strikeouts | 104 | ||
| Teams | |||
Career
In a four-season career, Rodríguez has posted a 10-15 record with 104 strikeouts and a 5.18 ERA in 206⅔ innings, including one complete game and a shutout.
Rodríguez was invited by the Florida Marlins as a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2007, but did not make the team, instead playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, and Pittsburgh's Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians.
On June 17, 2008, Rodríguez signed with the Edmonton Cracker Cats of the Golden Baseball League.
On January 21, 2010, Rodríguez signed with Kia Tigers of Korea Baseball Organization, but on March 19 he was released from Kia because of an elbow injury. He was featured in the 2004 PBS documentary The New Americans as he left the Dominican Republic in hopes of playing baseball in the United States.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)