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Yerry Rodríguez

Yerry Manuel Rodríguez (born October 15, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays.

Yerry Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Round Rock Express in 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 (age 27)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
October 5, 2022, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average8.17
Strikeouts33
Teams

Career

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Texas Rangers

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Rodríguez signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 2, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, going 4–3 with a 2.66 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings.[2] He returned to the DSL in 2017, going 1–0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts over just 6 innings.[2] On June 9, 2017, Rodríguez was suspended 75 games after testing positive for Hydrochlorothiazide.[3] He split the 2018 season between the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Spokane Indians of the Low–A Northwest League, going a combined 5–2 with a 2.86 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 63 innings.[4] Rodríguez spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, going 7–3 with a 2.08 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 73+2⁄3 innings.[5] He suffered a right elbow UCL sprain in July 2019, which ended his season but did not require surgery.[6] Rodríguez did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On November 20, 2020, the Rangers added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[1] He opened the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central.[7] After posting a 1–1 record with a 2.63 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 51+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West.[8] With Round Rock he struggled to a 3–3 record with a 8.01 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30+1⁄3 innings.[9] He spent the 2022 minor league season back with Round Rock, going 4–1 with a 4.27 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 59 innings.[10]

On August 14, 2022, Rodríguez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[11] He went unused out of the bullpen and was optioned back to Round Rock on August 16.[12] On October 3, Rodríguez was promoted back to the major leagues.[13] On October 5, Rodríguez made his major league debut, pitching a scoreless inning in relief against the New York Yankees.[14]

Rodríguez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to begin the 2023 season.[15] In 13 games for Texas, he struggled to a 7.90 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 13+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rodríguez made 12 appearances for the Rangers in 2024, compiling a 6.88 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 17 innings of work. He was designated for assignment by the Rangers on June 26, 2024.[16]

Toronto Blue Jays

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On June 30, 2024, Rodríguez was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Josh Mollerus.[17] In 4 games for Toronto, he struggled to a 15.43 ERA with 5 strikeouts over 4+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rodríguez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on September 12.[18] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons on September 15.[19] Rodríguez elected free agency following the season on November 4.[20]

Pittsburgh Pirates

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On November 18, 2024, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Rangers select contracts of RHPs A.J. Alexy and Yerry Rodriguez, C David Garcia to Major League roster". MLB.com. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Yerry Rodriguez". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Sam Dykstra (June 9, 2017). "Three Minor Leaguers get PED suspensions". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel (March 25, 2019). "Top 38 Prospects: Texas Rangers". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Duane Cross (February 17, 2020). "Farm system rankings: Pitchers, 30-21". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Keith Law (February 28, 2020). "Keith Law's prospect rankings: Texas Rangers". The Athletic. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "Trio of Top Texas Rangers Prospects Join Round Rock Express". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (September 20, 2021). "Here's the final Prospect Team of the Week". MLB.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Postins, Matthew (November 13, 2022). "Rangers 40-Man Roster Wraps: Yerry Rodriguez". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "Rangers' Yerry Rodriguez: Promoted Sunday". cbssports.com. August 14, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  12. ^ "Rangers' Yerry Rodriguez: Returns to minors". cbssports.com. August 16, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Rangers' Yerry Rodriguez: Rejoins major-league club". cbssports.com. October 3, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  14. ^ Morris, Adam J. (October 17, 2022). "2022 in review: Yerry Rodriguez". Lone Star Ball (SB Nation). Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  15. ^ "Rangers' Yerry Rodriguez: Sent out to Round Rock". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "Rangers on moves to improve offense: 'Looking for a spark'". ESPN.com. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Blue Jays Acquire Yerry Rodriguez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "Blue Jays Claim Brett De Geus, Designate Yerry Rodriguez". baseballessential.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  19. ^ "Blue Jays Outright Yerry Rodriguez". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  20. ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2024/
  21. ^ https://x.com/AriA1exander/status/1858597070091022695
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