Guillermo Segundo Rodríguez Pérez (born May 15, 1978) is a Venezuelan former professional
baseball
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catcher
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and current coach in the
San Francisco Giants
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organization. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
San Francisco Giants
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and the
Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Rodríguez was a 12-year
minor league veteran who made his
major league debut with the
San Francisco Giants
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on June 13, . He was called up as a replacement for injured catcher and fellow countryman
Eliézer Alfonzo. On August 26, 2007, Rodriguez hit his first major league
home run off
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher
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Dave Bush. 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
batting average with 65
home runs and 349
RBI.
See also
*
List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
References
External links
MLB.com Article
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
Baseball players 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
Unipol Bologna players
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