Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Pudge Rodriguez comes ‘home’ to set catching record Wednesday night
It's only fitting he returns to his "home ballpark" to catch his record 2,227th game.
Photo credit: mlb.com
ARLINGTON — Our very own Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez -- or, at least, some still consider him to be ours -- will serve as catcher to his 2,227th game Wednesday night, exceeding a record for most games caught in Major League history. Rodriguez played catcher for the Texas Rangers from 1991 through 2002. And here's a fun fact: Rodriguez surpasses current record-holder Carlton Fisk, whose nickname was also "Pudge."
Rodriguez currently catches for the Houston Astros, but the team will travel to the Ballpark in Arlington -- which the Bleacher Report calls Rodriguez's "home ballpark" -- to play the Rangers and take the title.
See this story for a cool chart of Rodriguez's stats versus other Hall of Fame catchers.
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