Rodney Linares (born August 7, 1977) is a Dominican–American coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).

After becoming a manager in the Astro organization in 2007, Rodney Linares oversaw the development of such players as Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa, J. D. Martinez and George Springer.

[5] Between 2012 and 2016, his teams qualified for the playoffs in five straight seasons, and Linares won the Class A-Advanced California League's Manager of the Year Award in 2013 and the Double-A Texas League's Manager of the Year Award in 2015.

[3] In November 2022, he was promoted to bench coach after incumbent Matt Quatraro was hired as the manager of the Kansas City Royals.