Juan Francisco "Chico" Rodríguez (born 12 September 1960) is a Mexican former professional

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Career

Juan Francisco Rodríguez was born in

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...

on 12 September 1960. He made his professional debut in the

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for the Cafeteros de Córdoba in 1977, aged 16. In 1980, he moved to the

Broncos de Reynosa Los Broncos de Reynosa (English: Reynosa Broncos) were a Mexican team that played in the Adolfo Lopez Mateos stadium in the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. The Broncos de Reynosa played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol and it was part of the Zona ...

, where played the next four seasons. In 1983, Rodríguez joined the

Bravos de León The Bravos de León (English: León Braves) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. History Cachorros de León (1979–80) Mexican League baseball in León began in 1979 when the Alijadore ...

, where he played until 1987. In 1988 and 1989, Rodríguez played for the

Leones de Yucatán The Leones de Yucatán (English: Yucatán Lions) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League. The team plays its home games at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán. The Leones have won the Mexican League title five times in 1957 ...

. In 1990, Rodríguez transferred to his hometown club

Sultanes de Monterrey The Sultanes de Monterrey (English: Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball club in the Mexican League (LMB) based in Monterrey, Mexico. Established in 1939 as Carta Blanca, the Sultanes have won ten LMB titles, most recently in 2018. Fro ...

, where he was part of the team that won the 1991 season. In 1993, Rodríguez was signed by the

Rieleros de Aguascalientes The Rieleros de Aguascalientes (English: Aguascalientes Railroaders) are a professional baseball team based in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes that competes in the Mexican League. Established in 1975, the Rieleros have won the Mexican League cha ...

and spent the 1994 season split between Aguascalientes and

Industriales de Monterrey The Industriales de Monterrey (English: ''Monterrey Industrials'') were a professional baseball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, the team participated in the Mexican League from 1990 to 1994. History The team was established in 1989, when t ...

. In 1995, he played for Rojos del Águila de Veracruz and Reynosa. Rodríguez retired in 1995. He played 1924 games, scored 1030 runs with an average of .293 and 1948 hits. He batted 34 home runs, 666 RBIs and stole 196 bases. Rodríguez also spent fifteen seasons playing in the

Mexican Pacific League The Mexican Pacific League (, or LMP), also known as the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico for sponsorship reasons, is a professional baseball Winter league baseball, winter league based in Northwestern Mexico. The league comprises 10 teams. It wa ...

for the

Cañeros de Los Mochis The Cañeros de Los Mochis () are a professional baseball team based in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada with a capacity of 12,500 seated spectators. ...

and retired in 2005. While playing for Los Mochis, Rodríguez participated in the 1984 Caribbean Series, where he was selected as part of the All-Star Team. In September 2012, Rodríguez was elected to the

Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame The Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in English, Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame), commonly called the Salón de la Fama (Hall of Fame) is a baseball hall of fame and museum located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, inaugurated on 10 ...

Coaching career

In 2003, Rodríguez won the

championship with the

as manager. Rodríguez replaced

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as manager of the Cañeros and led the team to their third championship after defeating

Yaquis de Obregón The Yaquis de Obregón () are a professional baseball team based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. They compete in the Mexican Pacific League (LMP). The team plays at the Estadio Yaquis with a capacity of 16,500 seated spectators. The team h ...

4–1 in the final series. Rodríguez managed the Cañeros at the 2003 Caribbean Series, where the team finished last losing all the six games. In January 2011, Rodríguez was appointed manager of

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, ahead of the 2011 season. In June 2021, Rodríguez joined Yucatán again, this time as bench coach.

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