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| Height: 5-9
Weight: 210
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Nov 30, 1971, Vega Baja, Contract: Signed through 2008. |
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| December 27, 2008 The Orioles discussed catcher Ivan Rodriguez with agent Scott Boras, according to the Baltimore Sun. |
| December 24, 2008 The Marlins are discussing Ivan Rodriguez as a possibility for their backup catching vacancy, according to the Miami Herald. |
| December 17, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez will represent his home of Puerto Rico in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, according to the Associated Press. |
| December 11, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez said that he will play winter ball in his home country of Puerto Rico, according to the Associated Press. |
| December 2, 2008 There is speculation that the Marlins may be interested in bringing back Ivan Rodriguez as they are trying to trade Matt Treanor, as reported on MLB.com. |
| November 7, 2008 GM Dave Dombrowski commented that Ivan Rodriguez is not likely to return to the Tigers, according to the Detroit Free Press. Dombrowski said, "I'd have to say he'd be more of a longshot." |
| November 6, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is not likely to re-sign with the Yankees, according to the NY Daily News. |
| October 27, 2008 Beat writer Bryan Hoch believes that Ivan Rodriguez will not be back with the Yankees even if Jorge Posada isn't back to full strength with his shoulder by next season, according to the Yankees Official Website. |
| September 30, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez could be headed to the Mets now that he is a free agent who is unlikely to return to the Yankees, according to Gotham Baseball. |
| September 16, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez has started only 25 of the 44 games since he became a Yankee. |
| September 10, 2008 Yankees catcher Ivan Rodriguez was suspended for two games after he and Torii Hunter were involved in an altercation that led to the team's benches clearing, according to the AP. |
| September 9, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is not in the lineup on Tuesday due to what manager Joe Girardi describes as "whiplash," the Orange County Register reports. The catcher got into a scuffle with Angels outfielder Torii Hunter on Monday night. |
| August 6, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is listed as day-to-day after suffering a bruised right knee Wednesday that was the result of a collision at home plate with the Rangers' David Murphy, according to the AP. |
| August 6, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez left Wednesday's game after being hurt on collision at home plate that ended the second inning, according to the AP. It's not clear what Rodriguez's injury is, but it appeared that the Rangers' David Murphy ran his knee hard into Rodriguez's shin guard. |
| August 5, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez will sit on Tuesday against the Rangers. Jose Molina is getting the start, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports. |
| July 31, 2008 Catcher Ivan Rodriguez made his Yankees debut on Thursday, and went 1-for-3 in the Yankees 12-6 loss to the Angels. |
| July 31, 2008 The Marlins made an effort to land Ivan Rodriguez, but the Tigers chose Kyle Farnsworth over the Marlins' package, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark. |
| July 30, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez has been dealt to the Yankees in exchange for righty Kyle Farnsworth, according to ESPN. |
| July 27, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Sunday's victory over the White Sox. |
| July 18, 2008 Detroit failed to find the offense needed to overcome a 7-4 loss against Baltimore, though catcher Ivan Rodriguez did his best to reverse their fortunes. Rodriguez went 4-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the season to total two RBIs and two runs scored on the night. |
| July 16, 2008 The Marlins have asked Detroit about the availability of Ivan Rodriguez, but the Tigers told them the veteran wasn't available, according to the Miami Herald. However, if the Tigers should fall out of contention, the pending free agent could be dealt. |
| July 9, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is receiving the night off on Wednesday. Dane Sardinha will start in his place. |
| July 6, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez continues to up his batting average. On Sunday, he went 4-for-7 bringing it to a season high .290. |
| June 25, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez was not having a great year, but the veteran catcher has seen his numbers rise steadily this month. He has raised his batting average from .245 in early June to a far more respectable .275, his current average. |
| June 9, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez will share time behind the plate with Brandon Inge for a while, according to MLB.com. "You can tell when a guy catches as much as (Rodriguez) does, particularly a guy who's caught as many games as he has, that's not easy to do," manager Jim Leyland said. "He's in as good shape as any player we've got. I don't care how good shape he's in. You catch that many games, [some] 12 innings, [some] a day game after a night game, you get rundown. I don't care who you are. I don't care how good shape you're in. That goes for anybody." |
| May 29, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez has been moved up to sixth in the Tigers' batting order on Wednesday against the Angels, according to CBSsports.com. |
| May 9, 2008 With Curtis Granderson out of the lineup on Friday night, catcher Ivan Rodriguez is back in the leadoff spot for the Tigers. |
| May 5, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is hitting in the ninth spot on Monday night when the Tigers host the Red Sox. Third baseman Carlos Guillen is now hitting third and new left fielder Gary Sheffield is in the six-hole for tonight's game. Jim Leyland told the media on Sunday he was going to make some changes to his lineup. The biggest move is that Jacque Jones was designated for assignment and his replacement, Matthew Joyce, will start in right field and hit seventh. |
| April 30, 2008 With Curtis Granderson on the bench to start the game, he later entered and had a single in his only AB, Ivan Rodriguez hit leadoff for the Tigers and went 0-for-5. |
| April 21, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez had a productive day at the plate on Monday. Hitting from the No. 2 spot in the lineup Pudge was 4-for-5 that included an RBI. |
| April 20, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez had a tough day at the plate in Sunday's 5-3 loss to Toronto, as he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, while leaving four men on base. |
| April 19, 2008 Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez may have seen his best days as a baseball player move along several seasons ago, but he still carries a bat to fear and can get the job done in the lower part of the batting order. Pudge went 3-of-3 at the plate today with a sacrifice fly, picking up one run scored and one RBI for his efforts. |
| April 17, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is out of the Tigers lineup that squares off in the second game of a two-game series against the Indians. |
| April 14, 2008 The Tigers offense finally showed life on Monday, and Ivan Rodriguez led the way. He went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, two runs, and three RBI against the Twins. |
| April 4, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBI in Friday's loss to the White Sox. He snapped back after a 1-for-12 series against the Royals. |
| March 27, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez, who has had one of his best springs as a big league, hit a pair of doubles and scored twice in Thursday's spring contest. Pudge has five home runs this spring and is hitting .375. |
| March 21, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez has been impressive this spring, especially in the eyes of manager Jim Leyland, this according to the AP. Pudge is looking a lot stronger than last spring. When he stays in the strike zone he can hit .320. When he gets out of the strike zone, he doesnt hit." Well Pudge must have swung at a lot of pitches out of the strike zone last year as he hit only .281. Given his hideous control of the strike zone last year, he had a career worst 96 K and a career low nine BB, it would be a minor miracle if he hit .300 this season no matter what his manager says. |
| March 14, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez said he used "heavier weights" and "didn't do the bicycle as much" while working out during the offseason, so he would be stronger this season, according to the Detroit Free Press. "I worked hard to get ready for the season," Rodriguez said. "I lifted a lot of weights, did a lot of running and mentally got in good shape. I got a focus." Pudge hit 11 home runs all of last season, but he already has six this spring, so it looks like the work is paying off. |
| March 12, 2008 The Tigers fielded their projected opening day lineup on Wednesday and put an 11-4 beating on the Houston Astros. Detroit smacked four home runs and four doubles over the first four innings. Ivan Rodriguez homered twice, his fifth and sixth of the spring. |
| March 7, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez went a perfect 3-for-3 on Friday, with two RBI. He should remain a steady performer for the Tigers this season. |
| February 15, 2008 Ivan Rodriguez is in the last year of his contract with the Tigers and says it's up to the team whether or not he returns to Motown for another year. "It's their decision," Rodriguez said in the Detroit News. "I'd like to stay here, but as of right now, I'm going to be here for one year. I'll play my best and try to help this team get to the playoffs." Pudge is entering his 18th season in the big leagues, but he's not thinking about retiring even if the Tigers don't bring him back. "Everybody needs to realize that I was one of those lucky guys who came up when I was 19 years old," he said. "Everybody thinks that because I'm in my 18th season, I'm old. I'm only 36. I'm still going to play a lot of ball. The way I take care of myself and the way that I work, I know I can play a lot of baseball. The fact that I've played a lot of years in the big leagues doesn't mean anything." |