Richard Rodríguez (baseball)

Richard Agustin Rodríguez (born March 4, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles.

Richard Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Baltimore Orioles
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Pitcher
Born: (1990-03-04) March 4, 1990
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2017, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through August 13, 2020)
Win–loss record8–9
Earned run average3.50
Strikeouts166
Teams

Career

Houston Astros

On May 26, 2010, Rodríguez began his professional career by signing with the Houston Astros organization, and was assigned to the DSL Astros. He spent 2011 in the DSL and with the GCL Astros. He spent 2012 with the Greeneville Astros, GCL Astros, and Lexington Legends. In 2013, he played for Greeneville, the Quad Cities River Bandits, and Tri-City ValleyCats. In 2014, he spent time with the Bandits, Lancaster JetHawks, Oklahoma City RedHawks, and Corpus Christi Hooks. He began the 2015 season with the Fresno Grizzlies

Baltimore Orioles

On June 25, 2015, Rodríguez was acquired by the Orioles from the Houston Astros for a player to be named later or cash.[1] He spent the rest of the 2015 season with the Bowie Baysox and the Norfolk Tides. Rodriguez spent the entire 2016 season with Norfolk and was invited to Spring Training for the 2017 season. He did not make the club and was reassigned to the Tides. He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 1, 2017.[2] Rodríguez was designated for assignment by the Orioles on September 17 and outrighted the same day. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Rodríguez with the Pirates in 2018

On December 8, 2017, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3] He began the 2018 season with the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League, and was promoted to the major leagues on April 13.[4] In his first season as a Pirate, he went 4–3 with a 2.47 ERA in 63 games. He struck out 88 batters in ​69 1⁄3 innings. In 2019, he went 4–5 with a 3.72 ERA, striking out 63 batters in ​65 1⁄3 innings. He made 72 appearances, the most on the team among pitchers.

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References
  1. Roch Kubatko. "Orioles acquire minor league pitcher Richard Rodriguez (and more) – School of Roch". masnsports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  2. Meoli, Jon. "Orioles add right-hander Richard Rodriguez as fifth Sept. 1 call-up; Wilson, Verrett DFA". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  3. Adams, Steve (December 8, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/8/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. "Kyle Crick, Richard Rodriguez up with Pirates". MLB.com.


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