Randy Rodríguez

Dominican baseball player (born 1999)

Baseball player
Randy Rodríguez
San Francisco Giants – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (1999-09-05) September 5, 1999 (age 24)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 2024, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through June 14, 2024)
Win–loss record2–1
Earned run average4.24
Strikeouts26
Teams
  • San Francisco Giants (2024–present)

Randy Alberto Rodríguez (born September 5, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Career

Rodríguez was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,[1] and signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in July 2017.

In 2021 for the San Jose Giants, Rodríguez had a 6–3 win-loss record with five holds, two saves, and a 1.74 earned run average (ERA) in 62 innings pitched across 32 relief appearances, and had 101 strikeouts (14.7 strikeouts per 9 innings).[2] He held right-handed batters to a slash line of .158/.233/.188.[3] He was named a CAL post-season All Star.[1] On November 20, 2021, the Giants added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[4]

In 2022 for the High–A Eugene Emeralds, Double–A Richmond Flying Squirrels, and Triple–A Sacramento River Cats, Rodríguez was a combined 2–5 with a 4.46 ERA in 27 games (13 starts) in which he pitched 66.2 innings and struck out 97 batters (13.1 strikeouts per 9 innings).[5] He held right-handed batters to a slash line of .114/.253/.220.[6]

Rodríguez was optioned to Triple–A Sacramento to begin the 2024 season.[7] On May 2, 2024, Rodríguez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Randy Rodriguez Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  2. ^ "Randy Rodriguez Stats, Fantasy & News".
  3. ^ "Randy Rodriguez 2021 Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ Kawahara, By Matt (November 20, 2021). "Giants add Heliot Ramos, Sean Hjelle, Randy Rodriguez to roster, protecting them from Rule 5 draft". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ "Randy Rodriguez Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Randy Rodriguez 2022 Minor Leagues Game Logs & Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Giants' Randy Rodriguez: Heads to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Giants Recall Randy Rodriguez For MLB Debut". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

External links

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