Richard Rodríguez (baseball)

Richard Agustín Rodríguez (born March 4, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves.

In 2014, he spent time with the Bandits, Lancaster JetHawks, Oklahoma City RedHawks, and Corpus Christi Hooks.

[2] Rodríguez was designated for assignment by the Orioles on September 17 following the promotion of Tanner Scott and outrighted the same day.

[10] On April 4, 2022, Rodríguez was suspended by MLB for 80 games after violation of their Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, testing positive for Boldenone.

[12] Rodríguez made 17 appearances for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, pitching to a 3-1 record and 3.86 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 22+1⁄3 innings of work.

[13] On February 28, 2023, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

Rodríguez with the Pirates in 2018