Eddie Rodríguez
Eduardo "Eddie" Rodríguez (born March 11, 1959) is a Cuban former Minor League Baseball player and Major League Baseball coach.
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 Eddie Rodríguez during his tenure with the Kansas City Royals in 2011. | |||
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| Born: March 11, 1959 Havana, Cuba | |||
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Playing career
Rodríguez was drafted as a shortstop by the Baltimore Orioles in 1978 out of Miami High School and spent five seasons in the minors for the Orioles and California Angels.
Managerial career
He then became a coach, scout and manager in the Angels minor league system from 1983-1993 before joining the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a minor league field coordinator, a post he held on and off from 1994-2000. He also served as third base coach for the Blue Jays in 1998. After a stint as third base coach for the US Olympics team in 2000 he served as a coach with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Montreal Expos, and Washington Nationals. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners AA team, the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, in 2007 and before joining the Mariners for the 2008 season.
Rodríguez managed Team USA in the 2009 Baseball World Cup.[1]
Rodríguez joined the San Diego Padres coaching staff for the 2016 season.[2]\
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Career overview
- bio
- Seattle Times
- KOMO news
- Baseball Reference bullpen
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bill Lachemann |
Quad City Angels Manager 1987-1989 |
Succeeded by Don Long |
| Preceded by Duane Larson |
St. Catharines Stompers Manager 1989 |
Succeeded by last manager |
| Preceded by Max Oliveras |
Midland Angels Manager 1990 |
Succeeded by Don Long |
| Preceded by Rick Burleson |
California Angels Third Base Coach 1996 |
Succeeded by Larry Bowa |
| Preceded by Nick Leyva |
Toronto Blue Jays Third Base Coach 1998 |
Succeeded by Terry Bevington |
| Preceded by only manager |
Queens Kings Manager 2000 |
Succeeded by only manager |
| Preceded by Dwayne Murphy |
Arizona Diamondbacks First Base Coach 2001 |
Succeeded by Robin Yount |
| Preceded by Chris Speier |
Arizona Diamondbacks Third Base Coach 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by Al Pedrique |
| Preceded by Brad Mills |
Montreal Expos Bench Coach 2004 |
Succeeded by none |
| Preceded by incumbent |
Washington Nationals Bench Coach 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Pat Corrales |
| Preceded by Pat Listach |
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Manager 2007 |
Succeeded by Scott Steinmann |
| Preceded by Gary Thurman |
Seattle Mariners First Base Coach 2008 |
Succeeded by Lee Tinsley |