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
baseball goal healthy love playing stay
My goal is to stay healthy and keep on playing baseball as long as I can. I don't play it for the money. I play it because I love the game.
hate playing tired
I hate losing, I'm tired of losing. I'm not used to playing like this. I don't like to play like this. I've been here two years, and I don't see any changes.
best country forward hope looking playing prove puerto team
I'm really looking forward to playing in that tournament. Every team is the best they have from their country and we hope to prove Puerto Rico is one of the best teams.
great miss
The only thing I can tell you is we didn't miss any. We didn't miss any pitch. We have a great lineup.
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.
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.
happened
I don't know what happened on that play,
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.
brings coaching great jim known likes loves played players talked
I think what he brings is attitude. I think he's a winner. I've known him for years and I talked to a lot of players who played for him. He loves to win, and he likes to see everything the right way in the field. And that's what we need on the team. If he doesn't like something, he'll come to us or to the player and tell him. It's great for us to have Jim and the coaching staff.
hard hate losing love player team type
I hate losing games. I'm not a loser. It's hard for me to be on a team losing every day. That's not me. That's not the type of player that I am. I love winning.
aggressive baseball continue hard hate hit might produce time
I hate walks. I'm aggressive. I've been in baseball 15 years, and I'm going to continue being aggressive. I'm going to walk, but for me to get a walk, that's a hard thing to do because I'm a very aggressive hitter. I hit the ball hard pretty much all the time because I'm aggressive. If I go over there to just take walks, I might not produce the way I can produce.
bases good steal
I feel like I can steal 10 bases in September. That's how good I feel.
cares great guy loves
He's a great man. He's a guy that loves to win. He cares about the players. He cares about the team. He's a great guy. But I don't know what's going to happen.
serious talent
He's got some serious talent. He'll make us better.