How much is Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez worth?
| Net Worth: | $75 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Baseball Catcher |
| Date of Birth: | November 30, 1971 |
| Country: | Puerto Rico |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
About Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez
Iván Rodrguez Torres, often known by the monikers “Pudge” and “I-Rod” was born in Puerto Rico on November 27, 1971. He spent the majority of his career playing for the Texas Rangers (during two separate spells), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and Washington Nationals. Rodrguez is recognized as one of the greatest catchers in MLB history and won the AL MVP award in 1999.
- Born: Nov. 30, 1971 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
- Height: 5-9
- Weight: 205
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Family: Second marriage, wife’s name unknown; son Ivan Derrek (born 1992) and daughters Amanda Christine (born 1995) and Ivanna Sofia (born 2000) from first marriage. Ivan Jr. was drafted in the sixth round by the Minnesota Twins in 2011.
- Primary position: Catcher
ahead of the bigs:
signed by the Texas Rangers in July 1988 while still a teenager in Puerto Rico.
With the Gastonia (N.C.) Rangers of the South Atlantic League, he made his professional debut at the age of 17 and went 3 for 3 in his first game. In 112 games, he hit.238 with seven home runs.
A leveled up player who played in the Florida State League’s high-A Charlotte in 1990, he hit.287 with two home runs and 55 RBI.
He played 50 games at Double-A Tulsa in 1991 while batting.274 while there. skipped Triple-A and entered the MLB that June at the age of 19.
Profession Highlights:
No other player has ever caught more games in Major League Baseball than this top catcher (2,427).
One of the best throwing catchers of all time, catching 46% of base stealers over the course of a 21-year career.
catcher who won 13 Gold Gloves, including 10 straight seasons from 1992 to 2001.
finished his career with a batting average of.296 along with 311 home runs, 1,223 RBI, and 2,844 hits.
Kenny Rogers (perfect game) and Justin Verlander both caught no-hitters.
set a record for AL catchers with 35 home runs while winning the AL MVP award in 1999. was the first catcher in history to record 30 home runs, 100 RBI, and 100 runs scored. also has 25 bases stolen.
ranked fourth in the 1991 Rookie of the Year voting while playing for Texas, batting.264 with three home runs. Chuck Knoblauch of the Twins was the victor.
On June 20, 1991, Melido Perez gave him his first professional hit, a two-run single in the ninth inning of a victory over the Chicago White Sox. On August 30, 1991, he hit his first professional home run against Storm Davis of the Kansas City Royals.
was selected to his first All-Star team and earned his first career Gold Glove in 1992. From that year to 1999, his power numbers and batting average progressively increased.
won the first of his six consecutive Silver Slugger trophies in 1994. 1995 saw him hit.300 for the first time, batting.303 with 12 home runs.
In 1996, he made his playoff debut, hitting.375 in a first-round series defeat to the Yankees.
ranked tenth in the MVP voting for the first time in 1996, the year in which he hit 44 doubles, an MLB record for a catcher.
signed a free agent contract worth $10 million over one season with the Florida Marlins in 2003. was voted the MVP of the National League Championship Series after leading the Marlins to a World Series victory against the New York Yankees in six games with two home runs and 10 RBIs in the seven-game series. This was his lone season in Miami. He only has one World Series triumph.
negotiated a four-year, $40 million contract with the Detroit Tigers. had one of the best seasons for a catcher in Tigers history in his first season, hitting.334 with 19 home runs and finishing 10th in the MVP voting. He made his tenth All-Star Game start for the AL.
In 2006, he represented the Tigers in his second World Series; however, Detroit was defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in five games. It was his final postseason outing.
He was traded to the New York Yankees at the trade deadline in 2008, but despite hitting.219 in 33 games, the Yankees missed the playoffs.
played for the Houston Astros for a single season in 2009 before being dealt back to Texas late in the campaign.
played for the Washington Nationals for his final two seasons, the first as a backup and the last as a starter.
alleged use of steroids
Jose Canseco allegedly utilized performance-enhancing drugs. When they both played in Texas, Canseco said he gave Rodriguez an injection of drugs. Rodriguez refuted the charge.
