José Rodríguez (February 23, 1894 – January 21, 1953), nicknamed "Joseíto" or "El Hombre Goma" in Spanish and "Joe" in English, was a Cuban infielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1918 and in the Cuban League from 1914 to 1939.

[5] José Rodríguez toured the United States with a Cuban team, the Habana Reds, in 1915 and was recruited by the New York Giants.

News reports from spring training suggested that Rodriguez "may develop into a high class player like Palmero, the young Cuban pitcher,"[6] and that manager John McGraw expected him "to develop into a star first baseman.

[10] He hit poorly, and after Larry Doyle, the regular second baseman, had surgery in May, the Giants acquired other infielders such as Bert Niehoff and Ed Sicking.

[8] Rodríguez began his professional career in the winter of 1914/15 as the first baseman of the Fe club of the Cuban League.

The team, which included Cristóbal Torriente, Adolfo Luque, José Méndez, Ramón Herrera, and Rafael Almeida, won the championship, with Rodríguez hitting .286.

The next winter, the Cuban League season terminated after only five games; Rodríguez had returned to first base and hit .368.

Baseball Hall of Fame—Bullet Rogan, Andy Cooper, John Henry ("Pop") Lloyd, Biz Mackey, and Oscar Charleston—as well as Dick Lundy, Newt Allen, and Valentín Dreke, and major leaguers Adolfo Luque and José Acosta.