José Rodríguez

José Illich Rodríguez was born on December 18, 1974 in Puerto Rico.

The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in round 24 of the 1997 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them in 2000, tossing 4.0 shutout innings out of their bullpen. Rodríguez spent all of 2001 in Triple-A. He reached the big leagues again in 2002, but it was a short stay. St. Louis released him in June. The Minnesota Twins signed Rodríguez to a minor league deal.

Minnesota activated Rodríguez on July 1st, and he tossed two shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics that night. Rodríguez allowed runs in each of his next three appearances, and was sent back down to Triple-A. He finished out the season there, and was released after the season.

Rodríguez never pitched in the Majors again. He last played professionally for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League in 2007.