Nivaldo Rodríguez
Nivaldo Apolinar Rodríguez (born April 16, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Houston Astros – No. 68 | ||||||||||||||
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Born: Naguanagua, Venezuela | April 16, 1997||||||||||||||
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MLB debut | ||||||||||||||
July 28, 2020, for the Houston Astros | ||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through August 1, 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 0-1 | |||||||||||||
Earned run average | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Career
Rodríguez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on June 13, 2016.[1] He spent the 2016 season with the DSL Astros, going 1–0 with a 1.17 ERA over 7 2⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 season between the DSL and the GCL Astros, going a combined 4–2 with a 2.05 ERA over 57 innings. he spent the 2018 season with the Tri City ValleyCats, going 4–1 with a 2.91 ERA over 55 2⁄3 innings. He split the 2019 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, going a combined 6–6 with a 2.40 ERA over 105 innings.[2][3][4]
Rodríguez was added to the Astros 40-man roster after the 2019 season.[5] He made his MLB debut on July 28, 2020 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
International career
Rodríguez was selected for the Venezuela national baseball team at the 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup.[6]
References
- "Nivaldo Rodríguez player page". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- RotoWire Staff (November 20, 2019). "Astros' Nivaldo Rodriguez: Protected from Rule 5 draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- Andrew Battifarano (September 12, 2019). "Rodriguez gets Woodpeckers closer to title". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- Sam Dykstra (May 2, 2019). "Conine, Rodriguez toss Bandits gems". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- Chandler Rome (November 20, 2019). "Astros to add prospects to 40-man roster ahead of Rule 5 draft". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- (PDF) (in Spanish) http://fevebeisbol.org/PDF/RostersTeamBeisbolVe/SUB23/2018_FEVEBEISBOL_Roster_SUB-23.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2020. Missing or empty
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