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Ivan Rodriguez HOF MLB Catcher

Born November 27, 1971, in Manatí, Puerto Rico, was Ivan Rodriguez, the Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, most famously of the Texas Rangers. Ivan Rodriguez played the position of Hall of Fame Catcher, First Baseman, and Second Baseman wearing the number on the Texas Rangers (1991-02 and 2009), Florida Marlins (2003), Detroit Tigers (2004-08), and the Washington Nationals (2010-11) for 21 seasons.

Ivan Rodriguez Baseball Catcher and Hitter

A biographical sketch of a great player. Born November 27, 1971, in Manatí, Puerto Rico, was Ivan Rodriguez, the Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, most famously of the Texas Rangers (1991-02 and 2009), Florida Marlins (2003), Detroit Tigers (2004-08), and the Washington Nationals (2010-11) for 21 seasons.

Rodríguez is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in MLB history. He played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

The 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins and played in the 2006 World Series with the Tigers. 2009 he set an MLB record by catching his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. He had the best career caught-stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68%.

Rodriguez is one of the top MLB players to have worn the Number 7 Jersey.
2025-02-06

February 6 Jersey Numbers

Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 31 - 9 - 14 - 83 - 7 - 16 - 22 - 80 - 11 - 84 - 10 - 83 - 12 February 6, 1926 - St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from ...

 

2025-02-05

February 5 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 5:  Kareem hits a new NBA high, Hines hauls in a big one and Bob Douglas is honored. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from historian Joe Ziemba. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the unif...

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2025-02-05

The Oregon Agricultural Hard Court Stars

(image) Members of the 1922 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team. From left to rightː Gill (forward), Hjeite (enter), and Feraley (forward), from February 5, 1922. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. We know the OAC by a different name today, Oregon State. The Oregon Ag...

 

2025-02-04

The 1897 Strathcona Hockey Team

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Formal portrait of Strathcona's First Hockey Team (1897). Stratchcona resides in British Columbian Province, and is the oldest residential neighbourhood of Vancouver,  (image) Some players are labeled by number. 1. Bob Blain 2. Jim Blain 3. Billy Sharkles 4. Fred Richards 5. J. McIn...

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2025-02-04

February 4 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 4 : We talk about the great goaltending of Grant Fuhr and Ray Durbin of Row One Brand stops by to to discuss two of his favorite number 40s. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the uniforms and jers...

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2025-02-03

February 3 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 3: A blockbuster deal for Carew goes down, The Iceman Cometh in the All-Star game and a dramatic 600th goal milestone is reached on the ice. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from Mark Morthier of Yesterday Sports on Thurman Mun...

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