Bryan Rodriguez (baseball) explained

Bryan De Jesus Rodriguez Guillen (born July 6, 1991) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

San Diego Padres

On May 29, 2010, Rodriguez signed with the San Diego Padres organization as an international free agent.^[1] He made his professional debut for the DSL Padres and did not play in a game in 2011. He split the 2012 season between the rookie ball AZL Padres and the Low-A Eugene Emeralds, accumulating a 6.46 ERA in 13 appearances. In 2013, Rodriguez spent the year in Single-A with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, pitching to a 2-8 record and 3.19 ERA in 19 games. He spent the 2014 season with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm, recording a 8-9 record and 4.16 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 149.1 innings of work. He split the 2015 season between the Double-A San Antonio Missions and the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, posting a 7-16 record and 4.88 ERA in 145.2 innings pitched. He split the 2016 season between El Paso and San Antonio, pitching to a 7-13 record and 4.46 ERA in 26 appearances. Rodriguez again played for El Paso and San Antonio in 2017, registering an 8-8 record and 4.76 ERA with 68 strikeouts.^[2] On November 6, 2017, he elected free agency.^[3]

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On December 8, 2017, Rodriguez signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball.^[4] On March 30, 2018, he made his NPB debut as the Opening Day starting pitcher.^[5] He finished the year with a 5.26 ERA in 9 games. In 2019, Rodriguez pitched to a 6-7 record and 3.25 ERA in 91.1 innings of work. On October 18, 2019, Rodriguez signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Fighters.^[6] In 2020, he posted a 2.25 ERA in 7 appearances for the Fighters.

On November 1, 2022, Rodriguez re-signed a one–year deal for the 2023 season.

Rodriguez returned to the Fighters for the 2024 season as well. In 10 appearances for the team, he posted a 1–1 record and 2.08 ERA with 3 strikeouts over innings pitched. On October 15, 2024, the Fighters announced they would not be offering Rodriguez a contract for the 2025 season, making him a free agent.^[7]

International career

He was selected to the roster for the Dominican Republic national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and 2017 World Baseball Classic.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bryan Rodriguez Stats, Fantasy & News. .
2. Web site: Bryan Rodriguez Minor, Winter & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History.
3. Web site: Minor League Free Agents 2017. July 15, 2023. baseballamerica.com. 7 November 2017 . en.
4. Web site: ブライアン・ロドリゲス選手と契約合意 . 北海道日本ハムファイターズ . December 8, 2017 . January 5, 2018 .
5. Web site: 日本ハム・ロドリゲス３回途中８失点「投げ急いだ」 . 日刊スポーツ . ja . March 30, 2018 . June 23, 2018 .
6. Web site: ロドリゲス投手との契約合意について . 北海道日本ハムファイターズ オフィシャルサイト . ja . October 18, 2019 . January 12, 2020 .
7. Web site: x.com.
8. Web site: DOM Roster . World Baseball Softball Confederation: WBSC . January 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726201838/http://www.wbsc.org/tournaments/2015-premier12/rosters/team/331/ . July 26, 2018 . dead .
9. Web site: DR aims to defend title as WBC '17 roster set . mlb.com . Joe . Trezza . February 7, 2017 . January 5, 2018 .