Endy Rodríguez
| Endy Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Rodríguez with the Indianapolis Indians in 2023 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 5 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: May 26, 2000 Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 17, 2023, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Endy Steven Rodríguez (born May 26, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Career
[edit]New York Mets
[edit]Rodríguez signed with the New York Mets as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.[1] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Mets. In 2019, he played for the DSL Mets and rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets. Rodríguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit]On January 19, 2021, Rodríguez was traded from the Mets to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-team trade between the Pirates, Mets and San Diego Padres; the Mets received Joey Lucchesi from San Diego, while the Padres acquired Joe Musgrove and the Pirates acquired Hudson Head, David Bednar, Drake Fellows, and Omar Cruz.[3] Rodríguez started his Pirates career playing for the Bradenton Marauders and was named the Low-A Southeast Most Valuable Player.[4] He began 2022 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[5][6][7] He was promoted to the Double-A Altoona Curve in August 2022,[8] and was promoted to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in September 2022.[9] Rodríguez was named the 2022 South Atlantic League Top MLB Prospect and Most Valuable Player.[10] On November 15, 2022, the Pirates added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[11]
Rodríguez was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2023 season.[12] In 67 games for Indianapolis, he batted .268/.356/.415 with 6 home runs and 38 RBI.[13] The Pirates promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on July 17, and he made his debut that day.[14]
On December 12, 2023, it was announced that Rodríguez would miss the entirety of the 2024 season following reconstructive surgery on his UCL and his flexor tendon, a procedure that was performed the same day. He suffered an injury while hitting on November 13, in winter ball.[15] In September 2024, he began playing rehab games with Double-A Altoona.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transactions".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Padres acquire Pirates' Musgrove in 3-team deal". January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Bradenton's Endy Rodriguez named Low-A Southeast League MVP". MLB.com.
- ^ "Endy Rodriguez Shows off Skills Behind the Plate". July 12, 2021.
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob. "Pirates' next generation of catchers will be led by 3 recent arrivals: Henry Davis, Carter Bins and Endy Rodriguez".
- ^ "'Über-athletic' Endy is now Swiss-army knife". MLB.com.
- ^ Demilio, Danny (August 9, 2022). "Pirates Promote Endy Rodriguez To Double-A Altoona". Pittsburgh Baseball Now.
- ^ Demilio, Danny (September 20, 2022). "Quinn Priester, Endy Rodriguez Highlight Promotions To Triple-A Indianapolis". Pittsburgh Baseball Now.
- ^ "Rodriguez Named League's Top MLB Prospect and Most Valuable Player". MiLB.com.
- ^ "Pirates Add Endy Rodriguez, Mike Burrows, Colin Selby, and Jared Triolo to 40-Man Roster". piratesprospects.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Pirates' Endy Rodriguez: Will receive bulk of catcher starts". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Rodríguez, Priester debut in 1st for Bucs since '43". July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Pirates' Endy Rodriguez will miss entire 2024 season after suffering injury". WPXI. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Rodríguez returns to game action behind the plate with Double-A". MLB.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Santiago de los Caballeros
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Gulf Coast Mets players
- Dominican Summer League Mets players
- Bradenton Marauders players
- Greensboro Grasshoppers players
- Altoona Curve players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Estrellas Orientales players