Nellie Rodríguez
Nellie Rodríguez | |
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Free agent | |
First baseman | |
Born: New York, New York | June 12, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Nelson Rodríguez (born June 12, 1994) is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He was drafted in the 15th round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Cleveland Indians.
Career[]
Cleveland Indians[]
Rodríguez attended George Washington High School in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The Cleveland Indians selected Rodríguez in the 15th round of the 2012 MLB draft.[1] He started the 2013 season with the Lake County Captains of the Class A Midwest League,[2] but struggled, and was demoted to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[3] He returned to Lake County in 2014.[4] He began the 2015 season with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League,[5][6] and was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League during the season.[7] He played for Akron in 2016,[8][9] earning a non-roster invitation to the Indians' 2017 spring training camp.[10] Rodríguez was rated as the Indians #3 first base prospect entering the 2018 season.[11] He became a free agent at the conclusion of the 2018 season.[12] Rodríguez re-signed with the Indians in February 2019. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[13]
York Revolution[]
On March 17, 2020, Rodríguez signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[14] He did not play a game for the team because of the cancellation of the ALPB season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and became a free agent after the year. On February 22, 2021, Rodríguez re-signed with the Revolution for the 2021 season.[15] In 16 games with York, Rodríguez slashed .371/.467/.597 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI.
Toros de Tijuana[]
On July 4, 2021, Rodríguez signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[16] On July 11, Rodríguez was granted his release by Tijuana after going 4-for-20 in 6 games with the team.[17]
York Revolution (second stint)[]
On July 16, 2021, Rodríguez re-signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[18] He became a free agent following the season.
Personal life[]
Rodríguez's father, Nelson, was born in the Dominican Republic and played professional baseball, reaching Double-A with the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization.[19]
References[]
- ^ "GW star drafted by Manny's Tribe". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Captains' Nellie Rodriguez determined to get to big leagues to honor father (with video)". News Herald. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mahoning Valley 1B Nellie Rodriguez wins Player of the Week honors". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Nellie Rodriguez flashing brilliant power potential -- Cleveland Indians Class A Insider". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Carolina notes: Lynchburg's Nellie Rodriguez adjusting on the fly". MiLB.com. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Nellie Rodriguez, Matt Heidenreich lead Carolina League All-Stars". MiLB.com. August 30, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Nellie Rodriguez another big bat for RubberDucks: Cleveland Indians Class AA Report". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Bournival, Brad. "Steady Nellie Rodriguez a powerful, stabilizing force for RubberDucks". Ohio.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Indians prospect Nellie Rodriguez caps first half at Home Run Derby". Morning Journal. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Indians extend internal Major League camp invitations to eight organizational players". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/07/29/top-10-indians-milb-1b-for-2019-looking-for-the-next-bobby-bradley-brb11/
- ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/
- ^ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/big-arm-big-stick-launch-revolutions-2021-signings/n-5669104[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125
- ^ http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125
- ^ https://www.atlanticleague.com/stats/transactions/
- ^ "Captains' Nellie Rodriguez determined to get to big leagues to honor father". The News-Herald. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Manhattan
- Baseball players from New York (state)
- Baseball first basemen
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Lake County Captains players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Columbus Clippers players
- York Revolution players