Elvin Rodriguez
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1998 (26 years old)
Birth Place
San Cristobal, , Dominican RepublicPosition
Pitcher
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37
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6' 3"
Weight
160 lbs
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows
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Nippon Baseball League
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Elvin Miguel Rodríguez (born March 31, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays.
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Los Angeles Angels
Rodríguez signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent on July 4, 2014. He spent his professional debut season of 2015 with the DSL Angels, going 0–6 with a 4.59 over 51 innings. He split the 2016 season between the DSL and the AZL Angels, going a combined 4–2 with a 1.53 ERA over 58+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 season between the Orem Owlz and the Burlington Bees, going a combined 5–3 with a 2.91 ERA over 68 innings. He was named the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year.
Detroit Tigers
On September 15, 2017, Rodríguez was traded to the Detroit Tigers as the PTBNL in the Justin Upton trade.
Rodríguez spent the 2018 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps, going 8–7 with a 3.34 ERA over 113+1⁄3 innings. He spent the 2019 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, going 11–9 with a 3.77 ERA over 133+2⁄3 innings. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 8, 2021, the Tigers purchased Rodríguez's contract, adding him to the 40-man roster.
Rodríguez made the Tigers' Opening Day roster for the 2022 season. He made his MLB debut on April 10, 2022, pitching in relief against the Chicago White Sox. On the season, he made seven appearances for the Tigers (five of them starts), and scuffled to an 0-4 record and 10.62 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 29.2 innings pitched. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.
Tampa Bay Rays
On January 18, 2023, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
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