Guillermo Segundo Rodríguez Pérez (born May 15, 1978) is a Venezuelan former

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catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...

and current coach in the

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organization. He played in

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(MLB) for the

and the

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Career

Rodríguez was a 12-year

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veteran who made his major league debut with the

on June 13, . He was called up as a replacement for injured catcher and fellow countryman

Eliézer Alfonzo Eliézer Jesús Alfonzo (; ; born February 7, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher. He has played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball, most recently in 2011 with the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-hande ...

. On August 26, 2007, Rodriguez hit his first major league

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off

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Dave Bush David Thomas Bush (born November 9, 1979) is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The right-hander played in MLB (–; ) for the Tor ...

. On September 1, , the Giants released him, and he signed with the Baltimore Orioles in December. In 762 minor league games, Rodríguez posted a .253

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with 65

s and 349 RBI.

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1978 births Living people Águilas del Zulia players Bakersfield Blaze players Baltimore Orioles players Bellingham Giants players Bowie Baysox players Cardenales de Lara players Fresno Grizzlies players Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Mexican League baseball catchers Mexican League baseball first basemen Norfolk Tides players Norwich Navigators players Sportspeople from Barquisimeto Pericos de Puebla players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Francisco Giants players San Jose Giants players Shreveport Swamp Dragons players Tiburones de La Guaira players Tigres de Aragua players Toledo Mud Hens players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy {{Venezuela-baseball-catcher-stub

Career

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