Iván Rodríguez Baseball player

Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge," is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. In his career, he played for the Texas Rangers (on two different tours, comprising the majority of his career), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.Rodríguez was awarded the AL MVP award in 1999. He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time.Rodríguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers. On June 17, 2009, Rodríguez set an MLB record by catching his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68%.

Personal facts

Iván Rodríguez
Alias (AKA)Rodríguez Torres Iván; Pudge; I-Rod
Birth dateNovember 30, 1971
Birth place
Puerto Rico national baseball team

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Baseball player

Career startJune 20, 1991
Career endSeptember 27, 2011
Awards
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Silver Slugger Award
World Series
League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
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former teams
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Washington Nationals
position
Catcher
teams
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
Miami Marlins
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
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