Dereck Rodríguez

Iván Dereck Rodríguez (born June 5, 1992), nicknamed D-Rod, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League.

His father spent 21 years in Major League Baseball (MLB), won 13 Gold Gloves, and was a 14-time All-Star.

In 2015, Rodríguez had a 6–3 win–loss record and a 2.85 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 12 games started for Elizabethton, and was named the league's Pitcher of the Year.

[7] In 2017, he pitched for both Fort Myers and the Chattanooga Lookouts where he compiled a combined 10–6 record and 3.27 ERA in 26 games (24 starts) between both teams.

[9] On November 15, 2017, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.

He was recalled and sent back down to Sacramento several times during the season and pitched in relief and made spot starts for the Giants.

[14] In the 2020 season, Rodríguez only pitched in two games before being designated for assignment on August 26, 2020, to make space for Joey Rickard on the roster.

[18] On November 9, 2020, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization that included an invitation to spring training.

[24] On September 17, Rodríguez was selected back to the major league roster after Trevor Megill was placed on the COVID-19 injured list.

[28] He began the year with Triple-A St. Paul, recording a 4.66 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched across 7 games (2 starts).

[29] In his only appearances for Minnesota, Rodríguez pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed one run on one hit and one walk with no strikeouts.

[30][31] On May 27, Rodríguez was promoted to major leagues, and he made his Braves debut the following day, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk in two innings against the Philadelphia Phillies.

[34] On June 26, Rodríguez was promoted back to the Braves' major league roster in replacement of AJ Smith-Shawver, who was optioned down to Gwinnett.

[38] After allowing a staggering eight runs in two innings of relief, Rodríguez was designated for assignment by Atlanta the following day.