Iván Rodríguez (baseball player)

Iván Rodríguez
Iván Rodríguez (2009)
Catcher
Born: November 27, 1971 in Manatí , Puerto Rico
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
With the  Texas Rangers June 20, 1991
Last MLB assignment
September 27,  2011  at the  Washington Nationals
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	.296
Hits	2,844
Runs	1,354
Home runs	311
RBI	1,332
Teams
Texas Rangers ( 1991 - 2002 ) Miami Marlins ( 2003 ) Detroit Tigers ( 2004 - 2008 ) New York Yankees (2008) Houston Astros ( 2009 ) Texas Rangers (2009) Washington Nationals ( 2010 - 2011 )
Awards
MLB Most Valuable Player Award 1999 14 × All-Star Game 1992 - 2001 , 2004 - 2007 World Series Winner ( 2003 ) 13 × Gold Glove 1992–2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 7 × Silver Slugger Award 1994–1999, 2004 NCLS MVP 2003 Member of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	18th January 2017
Quota	76.0%
Last update: January 19, 2017

Iván Rodríguez Torres , nicknamed Pudge , (born November 27, 1971 in Manatí , Puerto Rico ) is a former baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his career, Rodríguez has received 13 Golden Glove Awards , 7 Silver Slugger Awards and 3 Player of the Month Awards and was once Most Valuable Player .

Career

On June 20, 1991 in his major league debut with the Texas Rangers , he became the youngest major league catcher ever. With the Texas Rangers he played from 1991 to 2002. During this time he developed into one of the best catchers in the Major Leagues. He was named a regular season MVP in the 1999 season after hitting 35 home runs , batted in 113 runs , stealing 25 bases , a .332 batting average , and catching 41 baserunners. When the contract with the Rangers expired, he moved to the Florida Marlins in 2003, with whom he won the World Series . In 2004 he moved to the Detroit Tigers , where he immediately reached a batting average of .334. On May 9, 2006, he played as first baseman , the first time he had played any other position as catcher.

In July 2008 he was transferred to the New York Yankees in exchange with Kyle Farnsworth . From 2009 he played for the Houston Astros , but was passed on to the Texas Rangers after five months of playing in a player swap. Before the start of the 2010 season, he moved again as a free agent and joined the Washington Nationals .

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