Frank Rodriguez
Frank Rodriguez | |
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Maritime Privateers | |
Pitcher / Coach | |
Born: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | December 11, 1972|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1995, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 22, 2001, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 29–39 |
Earned run average | 5.53 |
Strikeouts | 371 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Francisco Rodriguez (born December 11, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball.
Amateur career
Rodriguez won the Dick Howser Trophy in 1991. At the time of the award, Rodriguez was playing for Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas. As the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy for college football, The Dick Howser Trophy is the annual national award for the outstanding collegiate baseball player. Since 1991, no other junior college baseball player has won the award. Rodriguez was an outstanding shortstop and pitcher for the Howard College Hawks and he led his team to the 1991 National Junior College World Series Championship held annually in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Professional career
Rodriguez was drafted as a shortstop by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 1990 amateur draft. An agreement was reached a few weeks into the 1991 season, after which he was assigned to the Class A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers. When his new teammates greeted him at the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, the Brooklyn native was wearing clothes that bore the New York Yankees logo. After Rodriguez advanced to Class A Lynchburg Red Sox, the Red Sox realized he had greater value as a pitcher, a position he quickly began playing. He made his major league debut for the Red Sox in 1995.
Soon after, he was traded to the Minnesota Twins for closer Rick Aguilera. He did not pitch well for the Twins, posting a 25–32 record with the team in over three years of service. The Seattle Mariners claimed him off of waivers in May 1999. He played for the Mariners through the end of the 2000 season. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 2001 and has not pitched in the majors since. He has a career record of 29–39 and an ERA of 5.53.
In 2008, he returned to pro baseball playing for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League where he pitched a 2–1 record, with a 7.79 ERA.
Coaching career
As of 2021[update], Rodriguez is an assistant coach for the baseball team at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, New York.[1][2]
- Mercy College, Pitching Coach
References
- ^ "Frank Rodriguez - Assistant Coach - Staff Directory". Maritime College Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Baseball Coaches". Maritime College Athletics. SUNY Maritime. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Boston Red Sox players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Newark Bears players
- Eastern District High School alumni
- Baseball players from Brooklyn
- American expatriate baseball players in Australia
- Maritime Privateers baseball coaches
- Brisbane Bandits players
- Lynchburg Red Sox players
- New Britain Red Sox players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Salt Lake Buzz players
- Louisville RiverBats players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- Howard Hawks baseball players