Eduardo "Eddie" Rodríguez (born March 11, 1959) is a Cuban former Minor League Baseball player and Major League Baseball (MLB) coach.
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 Rodríguez with the Kansas City Royals in 2011 | |
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| Born: March 11, 1959 Havana, Cuba | |
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Playing career
editRodríguez was drafted as a shortstop by the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 out of Miami High School and spent five seasons in the minors for the Orioles and California Angels.
Managerial career
editHe then became a coach, scout and manager in the Angels minor league system from 1983-1993 before joining the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a minor league field coordinator, a post he held on and off from 1994-2000. He also served as third base coach for the Blue Jays in 1998. After a stint as third base coach for the US Olympics team in 2000 he served as a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, and Washington Nationals. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners Double–A team, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, in 2007 and before joining the Mariners for the 2008 season.
Rodríguez managed Team USA in the 2009 Baseball World Cup.[1]
Rodríguez joined the San Diego Padres coaching staff for the 2016 season.[2]
On November 29, 2022, Rodríguez was hired by the Chicago White Sox to serve as the team's third base coach for the 2023 season.[3] On August 8, 2024, Rodríguez was fired by the White Sox.[4]
References
edit- ^ "2009 Baseball World Cup: United States of America". Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "Padres announce 2016 coaching staff". 2 December 2015.
- ^ "White Sox round out coaching staff under new manager Grifol". fox32chicago.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ "White Sox announce flurry of coaching moves after firing Pedro Grifol". nbcsportschicago.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Career overview
- bio
- Seattle Times
- KOMO news Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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| Preceded by | Quad City Angels Manager 1987-1989 |
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| Preceded by | St. Catharines Stompers Manager 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Midland Angels Manager 1990 |
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| Preceded by | California Angels Third Base Coach 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Toronto Blue Jays Third Base Coach 1998 |
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Queens Kings Manager 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Arizona Diamondbacks First Base Coach 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Arizona Diamondbacks Third Base Coach 2002-2003 |
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| Preceded by | Montreal Expos Bench Coach 2004 |
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Washington Nationals Bench Coach 2005-2006 |
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| Preceded by | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Manager 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Seattle Mariners First Base Coach 2008 |
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