Joely Rodríguez Sánchez (born November 14, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
[4] He split the 2015 season between the Reading Fightin Phils and Lehigh Valley IronPigs, going a combined 7–10 with a 6.12 ERA over 129+1⁄3 innings.
[2] He split the 2016 minor league season between the Clearwater Threshers, Reading, and LeHigh Valley, going a combined 7–0 with a 2.35 ERA over 76+2⁄3 innings.
[6] On June 13, 2017, Rodríguez was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.
[11] On September 15, 2018, Rodríguez broke the NPB velocity record for a southpaw pitcher throwing down a 159 kilometres per hour (99 mph) pitch against the Hiroshima Carp previously beating the 158 kilometres per hour (98 mph) record set by Yusei Kikuchi in 2016.
[17] On July 29, 2021, the Rangers traded Rodríguez and Joey Gallo to the New York Yankees for Josh Smith, Glenn Otto, Trevor Hauver, and Ezequiel Duran.
On November 23, 2022, the Boston Red Sox signed Rodríguez to a one-year contract with a club option for the 2024 season.
[26] Rodríguez spent a month on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation, from early June until being activated on July 8.
[27] On July 31, he was again placed on the injured list, due to right hip inflammation; in mid-August, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Rodríguez could miss the remainder of the season,[28] which ultimately was the case.
[30] On March 22, Rodríguez triggered the opt–out clause in his contract, giving Boston 48 hours to add him to their roster or release him.
[34] On August 23, the Red Sox selected Rodríguez's contract, adding him back to their active roster.