Professional career
The Baltimore Orioles selected Rodriguez in the first round,with the 11th overall selection,of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [4] On June 12,2018,Rodriguez signed with the Orioles for $4.3 million. [5] He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Orioles and spent the whole season there,going 0–2 with a 1.40 ERA in nine games (eight starts). [6] [7]
Rodriguez spent 2019 with the Delmarva Shorebirds,earning South Atlantic League All-Star honors. [8] [9] That July,Rodriguez represented the Orioles at the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. [10] Over twenty starts with Delmarva,he went 10–4 with a 2.68 ERA,striking out 129 batters over 94 innings. [11] Rodriguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
To begin the 2021 season,Rodriguez was assigned to the Aberdeen IronBirds. [13] He was promoted to the Bowie Baysox during the season. [14] Over 23 starts between the two teams,he went 9–1 with a 2.36 ERA and 161 strikeouts over 103 innings. [15]
Rodriguez was assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2022 season. On June 2,2022,it was announced that Rodriguez would miss time with a right lat muscle strain. [16] He had compiled a 2.09 ERA in 11 starts with Norfolk at the time of his injury. On November 15,the Orioles added Rodriguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [17]
On March 27,2023,the Orioles announced that Rodriguez would not be part of the Opening Day rotation and would begin the year in Norfolk. [18] On April 4,it was announced that Rodriguez would be starting on April 5 against the Texas Rangers. [19] [20] In his debut,he pitched five innings,allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits,while striking out five,resulting in a no decision. [21] [22] He went eight innings without a walk in an 8–0 home win over the Tampa Bay Rays on September 16. [23] In 23 starts for the Orioles during his rookie campaign,Rodriguez posted a 7-4 record and 4.35 ERA with 129 strikeouts over 122 innings of work. [24]
Rodriguez made 20 starts for Baltimore during the 2024 campaign,posting a 13-4 record and 3.86 ERA with 130 strikeouts across 116+2⁄3 innings pitched. [25] On August 6, 2024, Rodriguez was scratched from a scheduled start against the Toronto Blue Jays with right lat/teres discomfort; he was placed on the 15-day injured list the following day. [26] On September 25, it was announced that Rodriguez would be shut down for the remainder of the season. [27]
Rodriguez began the 2025 season on the injured list with elbow inflammation, and received a cortisone shot to deal with the issue. [28] On April 17, 2025, he had a side session cancelled due to shoulder soreness, and was sent for an MRI. [29] On April 23, Rodriguez was diagnosed with a mild strain in his right lat, [30] and he was transferred to the 60-day injured list on April 28. [31] On August 4, it was announced that Rodriguez would undergo a season-ending elbow debridement surgery. [32]
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