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Iván Rodríguez

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This article is about the Puerto Rican baseball player. For the Puerto Rican sprinter, see Iván Rodríguez (athlete). For the Puerto Rican politician, see Iván Rodríguez Traverzo.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Torres.

Iván Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Texas Rangers in 2009
Catcher
Born: November 27, 1971 (age 45) Manatí, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1991, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2011, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.296
Hits	2,844
Home runs	311
Runs batted in	1,332
Teams
Texas Rangers (1991–2002) Florida Marlins (2003) Detroit Tigers (2004–2008) New York Yankees (2008) Houston Astros (2009) Texas Rangers (2009) Washington Nationals (2010–2011)
Career highlights and awards
14× All-Star (1992–2001, 2004–2007) World Series champion (2003) AL MVP (1999) NLCS MVP (2003) 13× Gold Glove Award (1992–2001, 2004, 2006, 2007) 7× Silver Slugger Award (1994–1999, 2004) Texas Rangers Hall of Fame
Incoming Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	2017
Vote	76.0% (first ballot)

Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge"^[1] is a former Major League Baseball catcher. In his career, he played for the Texas Rangers (on two different tours, comprising the majority of his career), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.

Rodríguez was awarded the AL MVP award in 1999. He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time.

Rodríguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers. He is the major league career leader in putouts by catchers. On June 17, 2009, Rodríguez set an MLB record by catching his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68%.^[2]

On January 18, 2017, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility, receiving 76% of the votes cast.