Ivan Rodriguez
Ivan Rodriguez
Iván Rodríguez Torres, nicknamed "Pudge" or "I-Rod" is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. In his career, he played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 November 1971
CityManati, PR
good time
I've been doing this for 13 years with my foundation, ... I play here in Detroit, and I think it's a good time to start.
bases good steal
I feel like I can steal 10 bases in September. That's how good I feel.
bat early good spring stayed swinging
When you have a day like this early in the year, it's great. I've been swinging the bat pretty good in spring training, so I just stayed with the same routine, the same philosophy.
good happy job nice puerto represent
For me, I'm very happy to represent Puerto Rico and to do a good job for my country. It's always very nice when you represent where you're from.
alan appreciate good great guy helps knows man supports talk
Alan and I, we talk a lot about baseball. We talk a lot about things. He's a great man to talk. He knows a lot about baseball, and he's a good guy to have around. He helps me a lot in my situation, and I appreciate what he's doing for me this year. It's something I'm never going to forget. He supports me all the time.
body good last mind spring talking
I had a good spring so I'm done talking about last year. My mind and body are ready.
games good key
Games like this are very good for us and will be a key for us. That was the game right there: Brandon Inge.
pitches taking work
I should take more walks. But I'm very aggressive. In the off-season, I'm going to work on taking more pitches and being more selective. If I'm more selective, I can have some better numbers.
aggressive hitter
I've been a very aggressive hitter all my career,
happen less mistakes since time
Things like that don't happen to me too often. It's been a long time since I made two mistakes in less than a week. But when things aren't going well with a ballclub, anything can happen. We're going through that right now.
believe decision hard moment people stuff time
Believe me, I don't do this stuff very often, because I like to do things quietly. I think it's a big moment to let the people know I've been doing this for years. It was a hard decision for me to make, but the people around me told me it's time to let people know what you're doing in the community.
couple dream finish left start
Who knows? I still have a long way to go. Every player's dream is to start and finish with the same team. I still have a couple of years left in me.
Who knows? I still have a long way to go.
bat healthy job matter team win
It doesn't matter where I bat in the lineup. If I do my job and we're a healthy team this year, we could win a lot of games.