Ivan Rodriguez Baseball Cards

About Ivan Rodriguez, Hall of Famer

Iván Rodríguez Torres, nicknamed "Pudge," was a Puerto Rican catcher who spent 21 seasons in Major League Baseball. He played primarily for the Texas Rangers across two stints, along with the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Washington Nationals. Rodriguez won the 1999 American League MVP Award and captured the 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins. He holds the record for most hits by any catcher with 2,844 and also set an MLB record in 2009 by catching his 2,227th game. His exceptional defense produced the best career caught-stealing percentage among catchers at 45.68%. Rodriguez was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017.

Did you know? In 1996, Rodríguez set an MLB record by hitting 47 doubles as a catcher, breaking Mickey Cochrane's previous record of 42 set in 1930.

Source: Wikipedia, Iván Rodríguez (CC BY-SA)