Francisco Rodríguez Murillo (born February 26, 1983) is a Mexican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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from 2010 to 2011.

Career

Pericos de Puebla

Rodríguez began his career in the

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in 2005 with the

Pericos de Puebla The Pericos de Puebla (English: Puebla Parrots) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Puebla. Their home ballpark is the Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán. Established in 1938, the Pericos have won five Mexican League ...

. In 33 appearances for Puebla, Rodríguez logged a 4-4 record and 5.61 ERA with 36 strikeouts in 85.0 innings of work.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 26, 2005, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the

. In 2006, he won the

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Pitcher of the Week honors while pitching for the High-A

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. On the year, he logged a 5-13 record and 5.47 ERA in 26 appearances. For the 2007 season, Rodríguez returned to Rancho Cucamonga and posted a 4-8 record and 5.96 ERA in 39 games with the team. The next year, Rodriguez played in Double-A with the

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, pitching to a 5-5 record and 3.82 ERA with 69 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2009, he played for the Triple-A

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, recording a 5-4 record and 3.96 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 44 appearances. On April 14, 2010, Rodríguez was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after closer

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was placed on the disabled list. He made his major league debut the next day, pitching 1 scoreless inning against the

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. He finished his rookie season with a 4.37 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 43 major league games with the Angels. In 2011, Rodríguez made 10 appearances for the Angels, posting a 4.61 ERA, but missed much of the year with right shoulder inflammation. On November 17, 2011, Rodríguez was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Salt Lake. He was assigned to Triple–A Salt Lake to begin the 2012 season. After struggling to a 6.35 ERA in 40 appearances, on August 7, 2012, Rodríguez was released by the Angels organization.

Tigres de Quintana Roo

On March 20, 2013, Rodríguez signed with the

Tigres de Quintana Roo The Tigres de Quintana Roo (English: Quintana Roo Tigers) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The team is part of the Southern Division (). The team has won twelve championships to date: ...

of the

. For the 2013 season, Rodríguez recorded a 3–4 record and 4.47 ERA in 47 appearances. The next year, he registered a 4–7 record and 4.26 ERA with 42 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2015, he pitched in 35 contests for the Tigres, logging a 4.25 ERA in 36 innings of work.

Leones de Yucatán

On July 14, 2015, Rodríguez was traded to the

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. He finished the year with a stellar 0.63 ERA in 15 appearances for Yucatán. In 2016, Rodríguez logged a 2.98 ERA with 28 strikeouts in innings pitched. Rodríguez re-signed with the Leones on April 4, 2017. On the year, Rodríguez posted an 8-6 record and 3.34 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 97 innings of work.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On December 21, 2017, Rodríguez was traded to the

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in exchange for Kristian Delgado. In 2018, he pitched to a 5à8 record with 57 strikeouts in 109.0 innings of work. In 11 games for Tabasco in 2019, Rodríguez recorded a 4–4 record and 7.80 ERA with 33 strikeouts over innings pitched.

Piratas de Campeche

On June 9, 2019, Rodríguez was loaned to the

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. Rodríguez made 4 appearances for Campeche in 2019, posting a 1-1 record and 6.64 ERA with 11 strikeouts.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On July 20, 2019, the Piratas loaned Rodríguez to the

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. He made one appearance for the club, pitching innings of 4–run ball. On October 4, Rodríguez was returned to the

Rieleros de Aguascalientes

On December 9, 2019, Rodríguez was traded to the

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, but was released prior to the season, which was later cancelled due to the

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, on March 24, 2020. On February 11, 2021, Rodríguez re-signed with the Rieleros for the upcoming season. After pitching a scoreless inning with Aguascalientes, he was released on June 16.

Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos

On June 20, 2021, Rodríguez signed with the

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of the

. In 2 games for Dos Laredos, he struggled to an 8.10 ERA with no strikeouts across innings. Rodríguez became a free agent following the season.

International career

He was selected

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and 2019 exhibition games against

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Francisco 1983 births Living people Águilas de Mexicali players Arizona League Angels players Arkansas Travelers players Baseball players from Mexicali Cañeros de Los Mochis players Leones de Yucatán players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Mexico 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball pitchers Olmecas de Tabasco players Pericos de Puebla players Piratas de Campeche players Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Salt Lake Bees players Tigres de Quintana Roo players Tomateros de Culiacán players Yaquis de Obregón players 2009 World Baseball Classic players 2013 World Baseball Classic players World Baseball Classic players of Mexico