John Rodriguez (baseball)

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John Rodríguez
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Right field
Born: January 20, 1978 (1978-01-20) (age 29)
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
Major League Baseball debut
July 18, 2005 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Selected MLB statistics
(through October 2, 2006)
Batting average     .298
Home Runs     7
RBI's     43
Teams

John Rodriguez (born January 20, 1978 in New York, New York), is a Major League baseball player, currently not on any team's roster. He plays outfield but is generally known more for his hitting than his fielding. He spent 9 years in the minor leagues before making his Major League debut on July 18, 2005 with the Cardinals. He was finally called up to replace the injured Reggie Sanders, and performed well enough that the Cardinals signed him to a one-year contract following the season. On July 20, 2005, John Rodriguez hit his first career home run off Ben Sheets of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Rodriguez got more playing time for the 2006 Cardinals (183 at-bats, 34 more than the year before) and was on the postseason roster, winning a championship ring when the Cardinals won the 2006 World Series. Rodriguez was hitless in his only World Series at-bat.

John Rodriguez received the nickname "J-Rod" when first came to the Cardinals, as his hitting prowess at the time was akin to "A-Rod" Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez has stated he is not a big fan of this nickname.

On November 30, 2007, the Cardinals designated Rodriguez for assignment, removing him from the 40-man roster to make room for newly-acquired shortstop, Cesar Izturis. [1] It was shortly thereafter the team decided to release him.[2]


  1. ^ Strauss, Joe. "Izturis deal nudges out Eckstein." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2007-12-01. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  2. ^ Strauss, Joe. "LaRussa: Now, it's personal." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.

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St. Louis Cardinals 2006 World Series roster
3 Preston Wilson | 4 Yadier Molina | 5 Albert Pujols | 7 Ronnie Belliard | 12 Aaron Miles | 15 Jim Edmonds | 16 Chris Duncan | 22 David Eckstein World Series MVP | 23 Anthony Reyes | 26 Scott Spiezio | 27 Scott Rolen | 28 Gary Bennett | 29 Chris Carpenter | 32 Josh Hancock | 34 Randy Flores | 36 Jeff Weaver | 37 Jeff Suppan | 41 Braden Looper | 43 Juan Encarnación | 48 Brad Thompson | 50 Adam Wainwright | 52 Josh Kinney | 53 John Rodriguez | 61 Tyler Johnson | 99 So Taguchi
Manager 10 Tony La Russa
Persondata
NAME Rodriguez, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH New York, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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