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Iván Dereck Rodríguez,nicknamed D-Rod,is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. The Minnesota Twins selected Rodríguez in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB draft as an outfielder. He was converted to a pitcher in 2014 and made his MLB debut with the San Francisco Giants in 2018. He has also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Twins and Atlanta Braves. He is the son of Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez,and is affectionately known to fans as Son of Pudge. He plays for the Puerto Rico national baseball team.
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- ↑ "Verona Native David Festa Selected in Major League Baseball Draft".
- ↑ "The Call of a Lifetime: Festa Talks About the MLB Draft". July 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Festa is fasta: Kernels pitcher making a name for himself".
- ↑ https://www.startribune.com/david-festa-mostly-impresses-in-mlb-debut-as-twins-rout-diamondbacks-13-6/600376809/