Román Rodríguez

Román Rodríguez (born March 30, 1966, in San Mateo, Venezuela) is the bullpen catcher for the New York Yankees.

Career

Rodriguez was signed as a non-drafted free agent in 1988 by the Pittsburgh Pirates and spent eight years in their minor league system.

Upon concluding his playing career, Rodríguez was hired by the Kansas City Royals from 1997 until 2000 as bullpen catcher. In 2001, he took a job in the same role with the Boston Red Sox. In 2002, he became a part of the New York Yankees staff, as a bullpen catcher and assisting with the charting of pitches during games.

Personal life

Rodríguez resides in Bradenton, Florida with his wife Carminia, who he married on Valentine's Day in 2004, and their daughter, Adriana.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
New York Yankees Official Bio

New York Yankees current roster

Active roster	11 Brett Gardner 12 Chase Headley 13 Alex Rodriguez 14 Starlin Castro 18 Didi Gregorius 19 Masahiro Tanaka 22 Jacoby Ellsbury 25 Mark Teixeira 29 Dustin Ackley 30 Nathan Eovaldi 31 Aaron Hicks 33 Greg Bird 34 Brian McCann 35 Michael Pineda 36 Carlos Beltrán 39 Kirby Yates 40 Luis Severino 43 Austin Romine 45 Chasen Shreve 47 Iván Nova 48 Andrew Miller 50 Nick Rumbelow 52 CC Sabathia 54 Aroldis Chapman 55 Bryan Mitchell 57 Branden Pinder 64 Rob Refsnyder 65 Jacob Lindgren 66 Mason Williams 67 James Pazos 68 Dellin Betances 71 Slade Heathcott 72 Gary Sánchez 73 Nick Goody 74 Ronald Torreyes 75 Tyler Olson 80 Vicente Campos 82 Ben Gamel 83 Johnny Barbato 85 Luis Cessa

Coaching staff	Manager 28 Joe Girardi Bench 59 Rob Thomson First base 56 Tony Peña Third base 53 Joe Espada Hitting 62 Alan Cockrell Assistant Hitting 63 Marcus Thames Pitching 58 Larry Rothschild Bullpen 60 Mike Harkey Bullpen catcher 88 Román Rodríguez

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