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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

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.

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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