| Ricardo Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: May 21, 1978 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 21, 2002 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Career statistics (through 2008 season) |
|
| Win-Loss | 10-15 |
| Earned run average | 5.18 |
| Strikeouts | 104 |
| Teams | |
Ricardo Antonio Rodríguez (born May 21, 1978 in Guayubín, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who is currently playing for the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
In a four-season career, Rodríguez has posted a 10-15 record with 104 strikeouts and a 5.18 ERA in 206⅔ innings, including one complete game and a shutout.
Rodríguez was invited by the Florida Marlins as a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2007, but did not make the team, instead playing for their Triple-A affiliate, the Albuquerque Isotopes, and Pittsburgh's Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians.
On June 17, 2008, Rodríguez signed with the Edmonton Cracker Cats of the Golden Baseball League.
On January 21,2010, Rodríguez signed with Kia Tigers of Korea Baseball Organaization,but on March 19,he was released from Kia with injury of elbow. He was featured in the 2004 PBS documentary The New Americans as he left the Dominican Republic in hopes of playing baseball in the United States.