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
	Stats at Baseball Reference
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 professional baseball catcher who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in MLB history and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

Rodríguez was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player 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 for the most. 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 2,844 hits in his career, the most of any catcher in MLB history.

In October 2024, he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit. After retiring from baseball, he served as a Shadow Representative from Puerto Rico.