Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez
Iván Rodríguez
	Rodríguez with the Texas Rangers in 2009
	Catcher
	Born: November 27, 1971; Manatí, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 20, 1991, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 2011, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.296
Hits	2,844
Home runs	311
Runs batted in	1,332
Teams
	Texas Rangers (1991–2002); Florida Marlins (2003); Detroit Tigers (2004–2008); New York Yankees (2008); Houston Astros (2009); Texas Rangers (2009); Washington Nationals (2010–2011);
Career highlights and awards
	14× All-Star (1992–2001, 2004–2007); World Series champion (2003); AL MVP (1999); NLCS MVP (2003); 13× Gold Glove Award (1992–2001, 2004, 2006, 2007); 7× Silver Slugger Award (1994–1999, 2004); Texas Rangers No. 7 retired; Texas Rangers Hall of Fame; Washington Nationals Ring of Honor;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2017
Vote	76.0% (first ballot)
Preceded by
Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Puerto Rico
	In office; August 15, 2017 – August 20, 2018
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Luis Berríos-Amadeo

Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" and "I-Rod", is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball catcher. A member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Rodríguez is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in MLB history. He played for the Texas Rangers (in two separate stints, 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 won the 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins and played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers. In 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% (versus a league average of 31%), and he had nine seasons with a caught-stealing rate of 50% or higher. Only one major league catcher (Yadier Molina) has more putouts.

Rodríguez recorded 2844 hits in his career, the most of any catcher in MLB history.

In 2017, Rodríguez was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility, receiving 76% of the votes cast.

After retiring from baseball, he served as a Shadow Representative from Puerto Rico.

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