Venezuelan baseball player (born 1982)
Baseball player
Francisco Jose Rodriguez Sr.
(born January 7, 1982), nicknamed "
Frankie
" and "
K-Rod
", is a
Venezuelan
former
professional baseball
pitcher
. He played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
,
New York Mets
,
Baltimore Orioles
,
Milwaukee Brewers
and
Detroit Tigers
.
Rodriguez pitched for the Angels from
2002
to
2008
, and the Mets from
2009
to midway through the
2011
season. He served as the
closer
for both teams. Rodriguez then pitched for the Brewers until July 2013, mostly in a setup role, and for the Orioles for the rest of
2013
before returning to the Brewers for
2014
and
2015
, this time as the team's closer. He was then traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2016, and became the Tigers' closer.
In his rookie season, Rodriguez tied
Randy Johnson
for the record for most victories in a single postseason, recording five wins en route to the Angels winning the
World Series
;
Stephen Strasburg
(2019) and
Nathan Eovaldi
(2023) later accomplished this feat as well. Rodriguez holds the major league record for
saves
in a single season, with 62, set in 2008 while pitching for the Angels. He is a three-time league leader in saves (2005, 2006, and 2008) and a six-time
All-Star
. Rodriguez is one of only eight Major League pitchers to accumulate a total of
400 or more saves
in his baseball career.
Professional career
[
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]
Los Angeles Angels (2002?2008)
[
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]
2002?2004
[
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]
Rodriguez signed as an
undrafted
amateur
free agent
in 1998. Originally a
starting pitcher
, Rodriguez moved to relief pitching in 2002 after elbow and shoulder injuries shortened his 2001 minor league season with the
Lake Elsinore Storm
. In 2002, he made his major league debut. At the time, he was the youngest pitcher in the American League.
[1]
Because of the multiple injuries to the Angels
bullpen
, the club brought him up during the middle of September. He emerged as a postseason relief hero,
winning
five postseason games despite never having won a Major League game before. Although he threw a lively fastball, his sharp-breaking
curveball
was his most effective pitch, made even better in 2002 by his late season emergence and hitters lack of experience seeing such a huge 12 to 6 late break from a pitch with fastball velocity. The pitch was almost unstoppable in the 2002 postseason.
Because Rodriguez had played very little in the major leagues, hitters in the postseason had very little idea what to expect from him, a situation that often favors the pitcher. The combination of high 90's fastball, the previously unseen high velocity late breaking curve, and the very occasional change up was too much. In the
2002 American League Division Series
against the
New York Yankees
, he got two victories (with 1 win resulting from a blown save). The Angels won the division series against the Yankees in 4 games. During the
2002 American League Championship Series
vs the
Minnesota Twins
, he went 2?0 with seven strikeouts in
4
+
1
⁄
3
innings. The Angels won the series in 5 games. During the
2002 World Series
against the
San Francisco Giants
, he had a 1?1 record with 13 strikeouts in
8
+
2
⁄
3
innings. At 20 years, 286 days old, he became the youngest pitcher ever to win a World Series game. The Angels won the World Series in 7 games due in large part to a rookie set up man that was scheduled for and delivered 3-6 high pressure outs a game.
In 2003, Rodriguez became a
setup man
. He gave up an
earned run
in 9 of his first 15 games, but rebounded to only allow 9 in his last 44 appearances. For the 2003 year, Rodriguez made 59 appearances going 8?3 with a 3.03 ERA.
In 2004, Rodriguez was selected for the
All-Star Game
. On August 24, 2004, he became the sixth pitcher in the Angels' 44-year history to strike out at least 100 batters in a season without
starting
a game ? joining
Mark Clear
(105 in 1980),
DeWayne Buice
(109, 1987),
Bryan Harvey
(101, 1991),
Troy Percival
(100, 1996), and
Scot Shields
(109, also in 2004). He finished the 2004 year 4?1 with 123 strikeouts and a 1.82 ERA in 69 relief appearances.
During the
2004 American League Division Series
, Francisco Rodriguez had two losses as the Angels lost the division series to the
Boston Red Sox
in three games.
2005?2007
[
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Entering the 2005 season, veteran Angels closer
Troy Percival
departed as a
free agent
which allowed Rodriguez to become the Angels' full-time closer. Rodriguez ended the season 2?5 with a 2.67 ERA in 66 relief appearances and tied the
American League
lead in saves with 45.
Rodriguez got his first two 2 career postseason saves during the
2005 American League Division Series
as the Angels won the division series against the Yankees in 5 games. He got one save in the
2005 American League Championship Series
, which the Angels lost to the
Chicago White Sox
in 5 games.
Rodriguez improved on his share of the 2005 American League saves title by leading the Majors in 2006 with 47 saves, one more than the
National League
leader
Trevor Hoffman
and six more than American League runner-up
Bobby Jenks
. On September 10 against the
Toronto Blue Jays
, he became the youngest closer in Major League Baseball history, at the age 24 years and 246 days, to accumulate 100 career saves. He accomplished this feat a year younger than the previous record holder,
Gregg Olson
. Rodriguez held this record until April 10, 2018, when
Toronto Blue Jays
closer
Roberto Osuna
acquired his 100th career save. Osuna, at the age of 23 years and 62 days, accomplished the feat about a year and a half younger than Rodriguez.
[2]
At the
2007 All-Star Game
in San Francisco, Rodriguez was named as one of three Angels to represent the club, along with teammates
Vladimir Guerrero
and
John Lackey
. Rodriguez recorded the save as the American League defeated the National League, 5?4. Rodriguez finished the 2007 season 5?2 with a 1.73 ERA and 40 saves in 64 relief appearances.
In the
2007 American League Division Series
against the Boston Red Sox, Rodriguez pitched only
1
⁄
3
of an inning with an ERA accumulating 54.00. In Game 2 Rodriguez gave up a three-run walk-off home run to Manny Ramirez as the Red Sox won the game 6-3. The Angels eventually lost the division series to the Red Sox in just 3 games.
2008: Single season saves record
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Rodriguez received his second career
Delivery Man of the Month Award
after posting 11 saves in 12 appearances during the month of June.
[3]
Rodriguez set a major league record by recording his 35th save before the All-Star Break, breaking the previous record of 34 set by
John Smoltz
in 2003.
[4]
He was a member of the American League All-Star Team for the third time and made a brief appearance in the game, facing two batters while walking one.
[5]
On August 20, 2008, he set both his and the Angels single season record with his 48th save.
[6]
With his 50th save on August 24, 2008, Rodriguez became the first relief pitcher to reach that number since
Mariano Rivera
in 2004 and the ninth overall.
[7]
He was also the youngest pitcher to ever reach that number at 26 years, 7 months, and 17 days. In addition, he reached that milestone in 129 team games, faster than any pitcher in history.
[8]
With three saves during the week of August 18?24, including the milestone of number 50, Rodriguez was awarded the American League
Player of the Week
for the first time in his career.
[9]
On September 2, 2008, Rodriguez saved his 200th career game (54th of the season), becoming the youngest player in history to reach that number.
[10]
On September 10, 2008, while facing the
New York Yankees
, Rodriguez saved his 56th game of the season and clinched the
American League Western Division
title for the Angels.
[11]
On September 11, 2008, while facing the
Seattle Mariners
, Rodriguez saved his 57th game of the season, tying
Bobby Thigpen
's 1990 major league record.
[12]
On September 13, 2008, while again facing the Mariners, Rodriguez recorded his 58th save of the season, setting a new MLB record.
[13]
On September 20, 2008, Rodriguez became the first pitcher to reach 60 saves in a season when he closed out a 7?3 victory against the
Texas Rangers
.
[14]
Rodriguez finished his record-setting 2008 regular season performance with 62 saves in 69 opportunities, appearing in an AL-leading 76 games. It was his fourth consecutive season of recording at least 40 saves.
[15]
He finished third in AL
Cy Young Award
voting and sixth in
AL Most Valuable Player Award
voting.
[16]
[17]
The Angels again faced the Red Sox in the
2008 American League Division Series
. Rodriguez lost a game and the Angels would lose the series to the Red Sox in four games.
New York Mets (2009?2011)
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On December 10, 2008, Rodriguez signed a three-year, $37 million contract with the
New York Mets
.
[18]
Rodriguez, who had worn number 57 for his entire career, switched to number 75, as Mets ace
Johan Santana
wore number 57 at the time.
[19]
On April 6, 2009, Rodriguez recorded his first save as a Met against the
Cincinnati Reds
.
On May 24, 2009, Rodriguez suffered a back injury and was taken to a local Boston hospital where he was given medication for the pain.
[20]
He returned to the team the next day.
[20]
He was selected to play in the 2009 All-Star game and pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
On September 30, 2009, Rodriguez surrendered a walk-off grand slam to
Justin Maxwell
to cap a five-run ninth inning that lifted the
Washington Nationals
to a 7?4 victory over the Mets. This made him the first pitcher to allow two walk-off grand slams in one season since
Lee Smith
did in 1995 (on August 7, Rodriguez surrendered a grand slam to
Everth Cabrera
with no outs to cap another five-run ninth inning that gave the
San Diego Padres
a 6?2 win over the Mets).
Rodriguez finished the 2009 season 3?6 with a 3.71 ERA and 35 saves converted out of 42 opportunities. It was his fifth consecutive season of 30 or more saves.
During his suspension-shortened 2010 season, Rodriguez appeared in 53 games going 4?2 with a 2.20 ERA and 25 saves.
Rodriguez started the 2011 season with 42 relief appearances going 2?2 with a 3.16 ERA and 23 saves.
Milwaukee Brewers (2011?2013)
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On July 12, 2011, immediately following the
All-Star Game
, Rodriguez was traded to the
Milwaukee Brewers
along with cash, for Adrian Rosario and
Danny Herrera
. The
Associated Press
noted the Brewers had two potential closers in Rodriguez and their existing closer,
John Axford
.
[21]
Rodriguez expressed his unhappiness in September to being used as the
setup man
to Axford.
[22]
Axford finished the season with a streak of 43
consecutive save opportunities converted
.
[23]
In 31 games for the Brewers, Rodriguez was 4?0 with a 1.86 ERA.
[1]
Overall for the 2011 season, he was 6?2 with a 2.64 ERA in 73 appearances. He had 23 saves, all with the Mets.
[1]
Through 2011, he was 4th among all active pitchers in career saves (291) and games finished (445), and 8th in fielding percentage (.970).
[1]
Rodriguez made two appearances in the
2011 NLDS
vs the
Arizona Diamondbacks
and struck out four. The Brewers won the series against the Diamondbacks in five games. He appeared in three games of the
2011 NLCS
vs the
St. Louis Cardinals
. His ERA during the series was 3.00 and his new team of the Brewers would eventually lose the series to the Cardinals in six games.
In January 2012, Rodriguez signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Brewers through arbitration. The Brewers again planned to have Rodriguez and Axford in the bullpen, shifting between the two depending on who has been struggling of late.
[24]
In 2012, Rodriguez made a career high of 78 relief appearances going 2?7 with a 4.38 ERA and only 3 saves.
On October 29, 2012, the Brewers granted Rodriguez free agency. They re-signed him to a minor league deal on April 17, 2013 worth $2 million plus incentives if he made the major league team. After a brief stint at the Brewers' spring training complex, Rodriguez joined the Brewers. He appeared in 25 games, going 1?1 with a 1.09 ERA and 10 saves before being traded in July to the
Baltimore Orioles
.
Baltimore Orioles (2013)
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On July 23, 2013, the Brewers traded Rodriguez to the
Baltimore Orioles
for minor league prospect
Nicky Delmonico
.
[25]
Rodriguez struggled in his Orioles tenure, posting a 4.50 ERA in 23 appearances with the team. Overall in 2013, combined with both teams, he made 48 total relief appearances with a 3-2 record, a 2.70 ERA, and 10 saves.
[
citation needed
]
Second stint with the Brewers (2014?2015)
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]
On February 7, 2014, Rodriguez signed a one-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Brewers.
[26]
Rodriguez was named the Brewers closer to start the 2014 season.
[
citation needed
]
On July 6, Rodriguez was selected as an
All Star
for the 5th time in his career, and the first time since 2009. On August 28, Rodriguez recorded his 1,000th career strikeout in a game against the
San Diego Padres
, becoming the ninth player among the Top 20 career saves leaders to also record at least 1,000 strikeouts.
[27]
Rodriguez finished his 2014 campaign posting a 5?5 record with a 3.04 ERA, 73 strikeouts, and converting 44 saves in 49 opportunities.
[28]
During the season, he rose to tenth place on the all-time saves list.
[29]
On February 27, 2015, the Brewers re-signed Rodriguez a two-year, $13 million deal.
[30]
Milwaukee also held a club option for the 2017 season. Rodriguez would be paid $3.5 million in 2015 and $5.5 million in 2016. The deal also included a $2 million deferral and a $2 million buyout on the Brewers' 2017 club option worth $6 million.
[
citation needed
]
On July 6, Rodriguez was selected as an All Star for a second consecutive season and for the 6th time in his career.
[
citation needed
]
During the season, Rodriguez moved up three places on the all-time MLB saves list. On June 8, Rodriguez recorded his 359th career save, moving him past
Troy Percival
and into ninth place on the all-time list.
[31]
On July 17, he recorded his 368th career save, passing
Jeff Reardon
for eighth place on the list. On August 19, Rodriguez recorded save number 378, passing
Joe Nathan
for seventh place on the all-time list, while also making him the major leagues' active career saves leader.
On September 27, Rodriguez
finished
his 600th career game, becoming only the 17th pitcher all time to finish 600 games.
[
citation needed
]
He finished the season with a 1-3 record and a 2.21 ERA. He made 55 relief appearances and had 38 saves in 40 save chances.
[
citation needed
]
Detroit Tigers (2016?2017)
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On November 18, 2015, Rodriguez was traded to the
Detroit Tigers
in exchange for Javier Betancourt and
Manny Pina
.
[32]
[33]
During the 2015?16 offseason, Rodriguez contracted the
Zika virus
while in his native Venezuela. He said it took two months before he "ultimately felt like himself again" and he still felt lingering effects in
spring training
.
[34]
On May 24, Rodriguez recorded his 400th career save, becoming just the sixth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to reach the milestone.
[35]
On August 29, Rodriguez recorded his 423rd career save, passing
Billy Wagner
for fifth all-time in saves. On September 5, Rodriguez recorded his 425th career save, passing
John Franco
for fourth place on the all-time saves list.
[36]
Rodriguez appeared in 61 games for the 2016 Tigers, posting a 3.24 ERA with 44 saves in 49 save chances. The season saves total is the second most for a Tiger pitcher in franchise history, trailing only the 49 saves recorded by
Jose Valverde
in
2011
. For the first time in his career, Rodriguez had fewer strikeouts (52) than innings pitched (
58
+
1
⁄
3
).
Following the 2016 season, the Tigers exercised the $6 million club option to bring back Rodriguez for the 2017 season.
[37]
Rodriguez began the season as the Tigers closer. On May 9, 2017, manager
Brad Ausmus
announced that Rodriguez was being demoted from his closer role after blowing his fourth save of the young season, which included blown saves in back-to-back games on May 6 and 7.
Justin Wilson
replaced Rodriguez as the team's closer.
[38]
After being demoted from the closer role, Rodriguez continued to struggle, allowing seven runs in
4
+
2
⁄
3
innings, including two home runs. The Tigers released Rodriguez on June 23. During the season he registered a 2?5 record with a 7.82 ERA, and 1.658
WHIP
, while allowing nine home runs in
25
+
1
⁄
3
innings.
[39]
[40]
Washington Nationals
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On July 5, 2017, Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the
Washington Nationals
, and was assigned to the
Harrisburg Senators
of the
Class AA
Eastern League
.
[41]
After pitching five innings, he was released by the Nationals on July 14.
[42]
Philadelphia Phillies
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On January 29, 2018, Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the
Philadelphia Phillies
with an invite to spring training.
[43]
He was released on March 24.
[44]
Long Island Ducks
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]
On April 30, 2018, Rodriguez signed with the
Long Island Ducks
of the independent
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
.
[45]
He became a free agent following the 2018 season.
Acereros de Monclova
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]
On June 11, 2019, Rodriguez signed with the
Acereros de Monclova
of the
Mexican League
.
[46]
He was released on July 13, 2019.
Hall of Fame consideration
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Rodriguez first became eligible for the Hall of Fame in the
2023 Election
. He gained 10.8% of the vote his first year. He fell to 7.8 percent in
2024
, but still had enough to stay on for future elections. A player must gain 75% of the vote to be elected.
Pitching style
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Rodriguez throws four pitches. He progressed through the minor leagues and into the major leagues throwing a hard four-seam fastball that averaged 95 mph in 2007, but the pitch has settled into the 89?92 mph range through the 2016 season. He also throws a
two-seam fastball
at 88?91 mph. His off-speed pitches are a
curveball
at 76?79 mph and a
changeup
at 82?85 mph. He uses his changeup more against left-handed hitters.
[47]
It has a
whiff rate
of 48% since 2007, the third-highest among all changeups thrown by relief pitchers.
[48]
Rodriguez has been a strikeout pitcher throughout his career, compiling an average of 10.6
strikeouts per 9 innings pitched
through the 2016 season.
[49]
Personal life
[
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]
Rodriguez's nickname of "
K-Rod
" became popular during the 2002 playoffs.
[50]
It is a play on "A-Rod", the nickname of former
third baseman
Alex Rodriguez
, with "K" representing the common abbreviation for
strikeout
. Rodriguez is a practitioner of the
Santeria
religion.
[51]
Rodriguez has competed in the
2006
and
2009 World Baseball Classic
for the Venezuelan team with his former teammate
Johan Santana
. Rodriguez has 9 children.
Incidents
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]
On June 13, 2009,
New York Yankees
reliever
Brian Bruney
criticized Rodriguez, calling his antics on the mound "unbelievable" and saying that Rodriguez has "got a tired act", after seeing his reaction to earning a blown save in 2009 against the Yankees where teammate
Luis Castillo
dropped a pop-up with two outs in the ninth inning allowing the Yankees to score the winning run. Rodriguez responded by saying "somebody like that, it doesn't bother me", and suggesting that Bruney "better keep his mouth shut and do his job, not worry about somebody else. I don't even know who the guy is. I'm not going to waste my time with that guy. Instead of sending messages through the paper, next time when you see me at Citi Field, come up to me and say it to my face."
[52]
During batting practice the following day Rodriguez confronted Bruney on the field, pointing and shouting at him before teammates from both sides separated the two.
[53]
In May 2010, Rodriguez and
bullpen coach
Randy Niemann
got into a heated exchange while the pitcher was preparing to enter a game. Mets
manager
Jerry Manuel
later said the matter was resolved, without saying what caused the dispute.
[54]
On August 11, 2010, Rodriguez was arrested after allegedly assaulting Carlos Pena, the father of his girlfriend Daian Pena, after the Mets lost a game at Citi Field. Rodriguez was reportedly upset that he made disparaging remarks about Rodriguez's mother.
[55]
Rodriguez remained in police custody at Citi Field on a charge of third-degree
assault
, a
misdemeanor
in the state of New York, and was arraigned that afternoon.
[56]
[57]
He was released without bail, and ordered by a judge to stay away from his girlfriend and her father. The Mets suspended him and placed him on the team's restricted list for two days, which meant he would forfeit two games' salary. "Ownership and the organization are very disappointed in Francisco's inappropriate behavior and we take the matter very seriously", team
chief operating officer
Jeff Wilpon
said.
[54]
Rodriguez suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb, possibly during the altercation, requiring season-ending surgery.
[58]
The Mets suspended Rodriguez indefinitely, preventing him from attending or performing any activity with the team, as well as having his pay suspended until he was physically able to perform again.
[59]
On September 22, 2010, Rodriguez was back in Queens Criminal Court facing seven counts of criminal contempt after sending numerous text messages to Daian Pena in violation of the order of protection. The judge imposed bail of $7,500, which Rodriguez posted.
[60]
Rodriguez was charged with domestic violence in Wisconsin relating to a September 17, 2012, incident in which he allegedly hit and kicked the mother of his child. He was facing a fine of $10,000 and/or up to 9 months in prison.
[61]
Charges were subsequently dropped against Rodriguez when the victim and another witness, a housekeeper, both returned to Venezuela and did not respond to the district attorney on the case.
[
citation needed
]
See also
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]
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