Eladio Y. Rodriguez (born April 4, 1979) is a professional

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player. Rodriguez formerly went under the aliases of Iván Rodríguez and Carlos Aleman.

Career

Rodriguez was signed as an undrafted

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by the

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in 1998. In 2001, he batted .356 for the

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, and .307 for the

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of the

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/ref> In 2003, he batted .223 for the A+

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of the

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, splitting his time between the outfield and catcher. Used as an outfielder and a catcher in the past, Rodriguez was converted to a pitcher in 2004, and struck out 41 batters in 41 innings in the NYPL and

. Rodriguez was the most valuable player for the Dominican team in the Central American Games and of the Caribbean

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in 2006. Rodriguez was the starting

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for the Modi’in Miracle in the

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in 2007. He was the 2007 league batting champion (.461), and had 16 home runs in 102 at bats. He was announced co-winner of the

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Award of the inaugural IBL season, as well as the winner of the Best Defensive Catcher Award. After that league-leading season, he was signed by the

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. On April 28, 2008, Rodriguez was assigned to the

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, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. In 2008, he caught and batted .333 for the AAA team, but also played for the Yankee AA and A+ teams. In 2010 he played for the

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of the Northern League. Eladio now runs a youth Baseball organization called New York Sluggers based in The Bronx, New York.

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1979 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players Augusta GreenJackets players Baseball catchers Baseball outfielders Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Israel Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Dominican Republic national baseball team players Israel Baseball League players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Kansas City T-Bones players Lowell Spinners players People from Santa Cruz de Mao Sarasota Red Sox players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Tampa Yankees players Trenton Thunder players {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-catcher-stub