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Carlos Fernando Rodríguez (born November 27, 2001) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Professional career

Rodríguez was born in Nicaragua and moved to Miami, Florida at eight years old. He graduated from Miami Christian School in Fontainebleau, Florida in 2020. He was not selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Florida SouthWestern State College.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Rodríguez in the sixth round, with the 177th overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. Rodríguez made his professional debut in 2022, splitting the year between the Single–A Carolina Mudcats and High–A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. In 26 games (20 starts) between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 6–5 record and 3.01 ERA with 129 strikeouts across 107+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Rodríguez won the 2023 Southern League Pitcher of the Year Award with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, after logging a 9–6 record and 2.77 ERA with 152 strikeouts over 25 starts.

Rodríguez began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Nashville Sounds, compiling a 4–5 win–loss record and 5.17 earned run average (ERA) with 66 strikeouts across 12 games played (11 games started). On June 11, 2024, Rodríguez was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.

International career

Rodríguez played for the Nicaraguan national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC). He started the team's first WBC game,. In his sole appearance, he pitched four innings of one-run ball against Puerto Rico, working to a 2.25 ERA.

References

1. Feinsand, Mark (March 10, 2023). "For Crew prospect Rodriguez, Classic is an epic homecoming". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
2. Wilson, David (July 12, 2021). "Calvary Christian leads South Florida with 4 players picked on first 2 days of MLB Draft". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
3. "FSW pitcher Carlos Rodriguez selected by Milwaukee Brewers in sixth round of MLB Draft". News-press.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
4. "Carlos Rodriguez - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
5. Trezza, Joe. "The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
6. "Brewers Designate James Meeker For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
7. McPherson, Jordan (March 11, 2023). "Miami Christian alum was starting pitcher in Nicaragua's first-ever World Baseball Classic game". Miami Herald.
8. "Pitching Stats - Nicaragua". MLB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

• 2001 births
• Living people
• Major League Baseball players from Nicaragua
• Major League Baseball pitchers
• Milwaukee Brewers players
• Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers baseball players
• Carolina Mudcats players
• Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
• Biloxi Shuckers players
• Nashville Sounds players
• 2023 World Baseball Classic players
• Nicaraguan emigrants to the United States