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.
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.
